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declamatory

(dɪklæmətri, US -tɔːri)

adjective

A declamatory phrase, statement, or way of speaking is dramatic and confident.

[formal]

She wrote to encourage him in her most declamatory style.

Synonyms: rhetorical, theatrical, inflated, high-flown More Synonyms of declamatory

declamatory in British English

(dɪˈklæmətərɪ, -trɪ)

adjective

relating to or having the characteristics of a declamation

merely rhetorical; empty and bombastic

Derived forms

declamatorily (deˈclamatorily)

adverb

declamatory in American English

(diˈklæməˌtɔri; dɪˈklæməˌtɔri)

adjective

of, or characterized by, declaiming

marked by passion or pomposity; bombastic

Word origin

L declamatorius

Synonyms of 'declamatory'

rhetorical, theatrical, inflated, high-flown

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(adjective) in the sense of rhetorical

She has a reputation for making bold, declamatory statements.

Synonyms

rhetorical

He disgorges a stream of rhetorical flourishes.

theatrical

In a theatrical gesture he clamped his hand over his eyes.

inflated

Some of the most inflated prose is held up for ridicule.

high-flown

Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric.

pompous

She winced at his pompous phraseology.

turgid

He used to make dull, turgid and boring speeches.

bombastic

the bombastic style of his oratory

discursive

grandiloquent

She attacked her colleagues for indulging in `grandiloquent' language.

fustian

orotund

stagy

magniloquent

He waxed magniloquent on the cultivation of turnips.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bombastic

the bombastic style of his oratory

Synonyms

grandiloquent,

inflated,

ranting,

windy,

high-flown,

pompous,

grandiose,

histrionic,

wordy,

verbose,

declamatory,

fustian,

magniloquent

in the sense of grandiloquent

Definition

using pompous or unnecessarily complicated language

She attacked her colleagues for indulging in `grandiloquent' language.

Synonyms

pompous,

inflated,

rhetorical,

high-flown,

pretentious,

flowery,

bombastic,

high-sounding,

fustian,

orotund,

magniloquent

in the sense of high-flown

Definition

extravagant or pretentious

Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric.

Synonyms

extravagant,

elaborate,

pretentious,

exaggerated,

inflated,

lofty,

grandiose,

overblown,

florid,

high-falutin (informal),

arty-farty (informal),

magniloquent

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declamatory

declaim
declaim against something or someone
declamation
declamatory
declaration
declarative
declare

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declamatory

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释义	Trends of declamatory View usage for: declamatory (dɪklæmətri, US -tɔːri) adjective A declamatory phrase, statement, or way of speaking is dramatic and confident. [formal] She wrote to encourage him in her most declamatory style. Synonyms: rhetorical, theatrical, inflated, high-flown More Synonyms of declamatory declamatory in British English (dɪˈklæmətərɪ, -trɪ) adjective 1. relating to or having the characteristics of a declamation 2. merely rhetorical; empty and bombastic Derived forms declamatorily (deˈclamatorily) adverb declamatory in American English (diˈklæməˌtɔri; dɪˈklæməˌtɔri) adjective 1. of, or characterized by, declaiming 2. marked by passion or pomposity; bombastic Word origin L declamatorius Synonyms of 'declamatory' rhetorical, theatrical, inflated, high-flown More Synonyms of declamatory (adjective) in the sense of rhetorical She has a reputation for making bold, declamatory statements. Synonyms rhetorical He disgorges a stream of rhetorical flourishes. theatrical In a theatrical gesture he clamped his hand over his eyes. inflated Some of the most inflated prose is held up for ridicule. high-flown Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric. pompous She winced at his pompous phraseology. turgid He used to make dull, turgid and boring speeches. bombastic the bombastic style of his oratory discursive grandiloquent She attacked her colleagues for indulging in `grandiloquent' language. fustian orotund stagy magniloquent He waxed magniloquent on the cultivation of turnips. Additional synonyms in the sense of bombastic the bombastic style of his oratory Synonyms grandiloquent, inflated, ranting, windy, high-flown, pompous, grandiose, histrionic, wordy, verbose, declamatory, fustian, magniloquent in the sense of grandiloquent Definition using pompous or unnecessarily complicated language She attacked her colleagues for indulging in `grandiloquent' language. Synonyms pompous, inflated, rhetorical, high-flown, pretentious, flowery, bombastic, high-sounding, fustian, orotund, magniloquent in the sense of high-flown Definition extravagant or pretentious Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric. Synonyms extravagant, elaborate, pretentious, exaggerated, inflated, lofty, grandiose, overblown, florid, high-falutin (informal), arty-farty (informal), magniloquent Nearby words of declamatory declaim declaim against something or someone declamation declamatory declaration declarative declare Synonyms of 'declamatory' declamatory Explore 'declamatory' in the dictionary
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