adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   of, or relating to oratory or an orator. not-comparable

   "A to'oto'o is a Sāmoan oratorical staff."

Adjective

1. 1
   characteristic of an orator or oratory wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

declamatoryeloquenthighfalutinmouthyorneryoverblown

Example

More examples

"An oratorical contest will be held next Sunday."

Etymology

From orator or oratory + -ical, or else from Latin ōrātōrius.

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