declamatory

de·clam·a·to·ry

D0075500 (dĭ-klăm′ə-tôr′ē)adj.1. Having the quality of a declamation.2. Pretentiously rhetorical; bombastic.

declamatory

(dɪˈklæmətərɪ; -trɪ) adj1. relating to or having the characteristics of a declamation2. (Rhetoric) merely rhetorical; empty and bombastic deˈclamatorily adv

de•clam•a•to•ry

(dɪˈklæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)

adj. 1. of or characterized by declamation. 2. merely rhetorical; bombastic. [1575–85; < Latin]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

declamatory - ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"bombastic, orotund, tumid, turgid, largerhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"

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.

declamatory

adjective1. Of or relating to the art of public speaking:elocutionary, oratorical, rhetorical.2. Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style:aureate, bombastic, flowery, fustian, grandiloquent, high-flown, high-sounding, magniloquent, orotund, overblown, rhetorical, sonorous, swollen.

Translations

pathetischdeclamatorio