单词 | peroratory |
释义 | peroratoryadj.n. A. adj. = perorational adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [adjective] > of concluding part of speech peroratory1795 perorational1868 perorative1894 peroratorical1927 1795 H. H. Brackenridge Incidents Insurrection W. Pennsylvania xii. 118 I was rather surprised, that..after..the peroratory sermon of Edgar, there should have been so many Nays. 1882 Society 16 Dec. 8/1 A string of rounded peroratory periods. 1967 Punch 16 Aug. 256/1 The peroratory logical analysis has some of the old pre-war..zing. 1995 Financial Times (Nexis) 3 Nov. 13 For once the opening introductory bars and the peroratory brass fanfares of the slow movement made sense. B. n. Declamatory speech, rhetoric, peroration. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] declamation1552 public speaking1587 oratory1594 orationing1633 speeching1664 rostrum1690 speech-making1718 speechifying1723 speakinga1763 speechification1825 platforming1892 peroratory1903 1903 Westm. Gaz. 2 Dec. 2/2 There were occasional lapses into what we can only call sentimental peroratory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1795 |
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