Dictionary.com
definitions

declamatory

[ dih-klam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ dɪˈklæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
|
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR declamatory ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

pertaining to or characterized by declamation.
merely oratorical or rhetorical; stilted: a pompous, declamatory manner of speech.

RELATED WORDS

fluent, formal, oratorical, rhetorical, elocutionary, bombastic, stuffy, verbose, windy

Nearby words

  1. deckle edge,
  2. deckle-edged,
  3. decl.,
  4. declaim,
  5. declamation,
  6. declamping phenomenon,
  7. declarant,
  8. declaration,
  9. declaration of independence,
  10. declarative

Origin of declamatory

1575–85; < Latin dēclāmātōrius, equivalent to dēclāmā(re) (see declaim) + -tōrius -tory1
Related formsnon·de·clam·a·to·ry, adjectivesu·per·de·clam·a·to·ry, adjectiveun·de·clam·a·to·ry, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for declamatory

British Dictionary definitions for declamatory

declamatory

/ (dɪˈklæmətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

relating to or having the characteristics of a declamation
merely rhetorical; empty and bombastic
Derived Formsdeclamatorily, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for declamatory

declamatory

adj.

1580s, from Latin declamatorius "pertaining to the practice of speaking," from declamatus, past participle of declamare (see declaim).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper