declamatory

[ dih-klam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ dɪˈklæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

pertaining to or characterized by declamation.

merely oratorical or rhetorical; stilted: a pompous, declamatory manner of speech.

Nearby words

deckle edge, deckle-edged, decl., declaim, declamation, declamatory, declamping phenomenon, declarant, declaration, declaration of independence, declarative

Origin of declamatory

1575–85; < Latin dēclāmātōrius, equivalent to dēclāmā(re) (see declaim) + -tōrius -tory¹

Related forms

non·de·clam·a·to·ry, adjectivesu·per·de·clam·a·to·ry, adjectiveun·de·clam·a·to·ry, adjective

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Examples from the Web for declamatory

All written in a similar mode: authoritative, declamatory, distant, dispassionate, impersonal, and (allegedly) neutral.
The Dark Side of Wordless Internet Slang|James Poulos|January 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The landlord stood aghast at the warmth of this declamatory speech; and the drunkards seemed rooted to the spot.
The Man with the Book|John Matthias Weylland
It was a subject which specially suited the satirical pen and declamatory powers of Dr. South.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
They were not pretty, not declamatory; but noble, grand, strong.
Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou|Maturin M. Ballou

He knew it from his friend's statement, from the declamatory inscription on the tomb, but nothing warned him of her presence.
Woman Triumphant|Vicente Blasco Ibaez
He had chosen this work, he said, because the declamatory style was framed in imitation of the eastern authors.
Frankenstein|Mary W. Shelley

British Dictionary definitions for declamatory

declamatory

/ (dɪˈklæmətərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

relating to or having the characteristics of a declamation

merely rhetorical; empty and bombastic

Derived Forms

declamatorily, adverb

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