declamatory
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de·clam·a·to·ry
(dĭ-klăm′ə-tôr′ē)adj.
1. Having the quality of a declamation.
2. Pretentiously rhetorical; bombastic.
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declamatory
(dɪˈklæmətərɪ; -trɪ)adj
1. relating to or having the characteristics of a declamation
2. (Rhetoric) merely rhetorical; empty and bombastic
deˈclamatorily adv
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de•clam•a•to•ry
(dɪˈklæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)adj.
1. of or characterized by declamation.
2. merely rhetorical; bombastic.
[1575–85; < Latin]
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Adj. | 1. | declamatory - ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose" rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery" |
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declamatory
adjective rhetorical, theatrical, inflated, high-flown, pompous, turgid, bombastic, discursive, grandiloquent, fustian, orotund, stagy, magniloquent He has a reputation for making bold, declamatory statements.
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declamatory
adjective1. Of or relating to the art of public speaking:
2. Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style:
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declamatory
adj → deklamatorisch, pathetisch
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[dɪˈklæmət/ərɪ] adj (speech, tone) → declamatorio/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995