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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•clam•a•to•ry (di klam′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. - Rhetoricpertaining to or characterized by declamation.
- Rhetoricmerely oratorical or rhetorical;
stilted:a pompous, declamatory manner of speech.
- Latin dēclāmātōrius, equivalent. to dēclāmā(re) (see declaim) + -tōrius -tory1
- 1575–85
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: declamatory /dɪˈklæmətərɪ -trɪ/ adj - relating to or having the characteristics of a declamation
- merely rhetorical; empty and bombastic
deˈclamatorily adv de•claim /dɪˈkleɪm/USA pronunciation v. - Rhetoricto speak aloud while, or as if, making a formal speech: [no object]Marc Antony declaimed over the body of Caesar.[ ~ + obj ]:He declaimed a speech.
de•claim•er, n. [countable] dec•la•ma•tion /ˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]much declamation.[countable]a very lengthy declamation. de•clam•a•to•ry /dɪˈklæməˌtɔri, -ˌtoʊri/USA pronunciation adj.: a declamatory way of speaking.See -claim-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•claim (di klām′),USA pronunciation v.i. - Rhetoricto speak aloud in an oratorical manner;
make a formal speech:Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building. - Rhetoricto inveigh (usually fol. by against):He declaimed against the high rents in slums.
- Rhetoricto speak or write for oratorical effect, as without sincerity or sound argument.
v.t. - Rhetoricto utter aloud in an oratorical manner:to declaim a speech.
- Latin dēclāmāre, equivalent. to dē- de- + clāmāre to cry, shout; see claim
- Middle English declamen 1350–1400
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