oratoric
/ˌɒrəˈtɒrɪk/ /ˌɒrəˈtɔːrɪk/Now rare
adjective
Of or relating to oratory; = oratorial.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), lord protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland. From classical Latin ōrātor orator + -ic, after Greek formations such as historic, rhetoric.
- contra-suggestible
- contrate wheel
- contravene
- contravener
- contravention
- contrecoup
- contredanse
- contre-jour
- contretemps
- contribute
- contribution
- contributive
- contributor
- contributory
- contributory negligence
- con trick
- contrite
- contritely
- contriteness
- contrition
- contrivable
- contrivance
- contrive
- contrived
- contriver