adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical

Adjective

1. 1
   (used of style of speaking) overly embellished wordnet
2. 2
   of or relating to elocution wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

affecteddeclamatoryelocutionaleloquentrhetorical

Etymology

From elocution + -ary.

Related phrases

public speaking

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