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.

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Origin of declamatory

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

OTHER WORDS FROM declamatory

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

Words nearby declamatory

“Deck the Halls”, deck watch, decl., declaim, declamation, declamatory, declamping phenomenon, declarant, declaration, Declaration of Independence, declarative

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How to use declamatory in a sentence

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
Another may not be wrong in his facts, but have a declamatory or sophistical vein in him, much to be guarded against.
Friends in Council|Arthur Helps
The simple old folk songs often suggested them and his style, like that of Wagner, is often declamatory.
The Complete Club Book for Women|Caroline French Benton
His delivery was far from animated, and his intonation was rather conversational than declamatory.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862|Various

He has run himself into his old declamatory way, and almost forgotten that he was now setting up for a moral poet.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden
He had never made a speech in his life, and had no sort of confidence in his declamatory powers.
Dry Fish and Wet|Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen

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 of declamatory

declamatorily, adverb

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declamatory

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