What does declamatory mean?
Definitions for declamatory
dɪˈklæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr ideclam·a·to·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgidadjective
ostentatiously lofty in style
"a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"
Wiktionary
declamatoryadjective
having the quality of a declamation.
declamatoryadjective
pretentiously lofty in style; bombastic.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Declamatoryadjective
Etymology: declamatorius, Latin.
This a while suspended his interment, and became a declamatory theme amongst the religious men of that age. Henry Wotton.
He has run himself into his own declamatory way, and almost forgotten that he was now setting up for a moral poet. Dryden.
Wikipedia
declamatory
Declamation (from the Latin: declamatio) is an artistic form of public speaking. It is a dramatic oration designed to express through articulation, emphasis and gesture the full sense of the text being conveyed.
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declamatory
Declamatory refers to a style of speaking or writing that is highly expressive, emotional, or dramatic, often used in speeches, performances, or written works intended to persuade, inspire, or impress the audience. It often involves a forceful and confident manner of delivery.
Webster Dictionary
Declamatoryadjective
pertaining to declamation; treated in the manner of a rhetorician; as, a declamatory theme
Declamatoryadjective
characterized by rhetorical display; pretentiously rhetorical; without solid sense or argument; bombastic; noisy; as, a declamatory way or style
Etymology: [L. declamatorius: cf. F. dclamatoire.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of declamatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of declamatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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