Ciceronian

[ sis-uh-roh-nee-uh n ]

/ ˌsɪs əˈroʊ ni ən /

adjective

of or relating to Cicero or his writings: the Ciceronian orations.

in the style of Cicero: characterized by melodious language, clarity, and forcefulness of presentation: Ciceronian invective.

noun

a person who is an expert on or specializes in the study of the works of Cicero.

a person who admires or imitates the style of Cicero.

Origin of Ciceronian

1575–85; < Latin Cicerōniānus, equivalent to Cicerōn- (stem of Cicerō) Cicero + -iānus -ian

Related formspseu·do-Cic·e·ro·ni·an, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for ciceronian

These early documents of studied Tuscan writing are now more precious than his formal Ciceronian imitations.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
He does not take any credit for his own style, which indeed is anything but Ciceronian.
The Makers of Modern Rome|Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
But his theory given in the Topica applies to genuine Sokratic fencing, not to the Ciceronian alternation of set speeches.
Aristotle|George Grote
This hardly indicates that it is a dictionary of Ciceronian words, with examples of their proper senses.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1|Henry Hallam

It is rather a long motto, but it is eminently Ciceronian in its cadence.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 26, 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ciceronian

Ciceronian

/ (ˌsɪsəˈrəʊnɪən) /

adjective

of or resembling Cicero or his rhetorical style; eloquent

(of literary style) characterized by the use of antithesis and long periods

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Word Origin and History for ciceronian

Ciceronian

adj.

"eloquent," a reference to Roman statesman and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.E.); also often known as Tully in early Modern English writers; Cicero being a cognomen of the genus Tullia.