oratorical

[awr-uh-tawr-i-kuhl, or-uh-tor-]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of an orator or oratory.

   His oratorical prowess has led to political success.

2. given to oratory.

   an oratorical speaker.

Other Word Forms

• oratorically adverb
• semioratorical adjective
• semioratorically adverb
• superoratorical adjective
• superoratorically adverb
• unoratorical adjective
• unoratorically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of oratorical¹

First recorded in 1610–20; orator, orator(y) ¹ + -ical

Related Words

• stylistic