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单词 oratorical
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(ɒrətɒrɪkəl, US ɔːrətɔːr-)
adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Oratorical means relating to or using oratory.
[formal]
He reached oratorical heights which left him and some of his players in tears.
Synonyms: rhetorical, verbal, linguistic, eloquent More Synonyms of oratorical

oratorical in American English

(ˌɔrəˈtɔrɪkəl; ˌ ɑrəˈtɔrɪkəl)
adjective
1. 
of or characteristic of orators or oratory
2. 
given to oratory
Derived forms
oratorically (ˌoraˈtorically)
adverb

Examples of 'oratorical' in a sentence
oratorical

More foundation and less rhetoric, son, he would say, but Gregory found that his oratorical bombast impressed other people.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES (2001)
Hornkast, he knew, was simply spouting standard rhetoric, oratorical noises of a sort that Valentine had had to endure all too often.
Robert Silverberg VALENTINE PONTIFEX (2001)
(adjective) 
He lacks the oratorical brilliance of his opponent.
Synonyms
rhetorical
He disgorges a stream of rhetorical flourishes.
verbal
linguistic
eloquent
high-flown
stylistic
bombastic
the bombastic style of his oratory
verbose
grandiloquent
She attacked her colleagues for indulging in `grandiloquent' language.
high-sounding
declamatory
She has a reputation for making bold, declamatory statements.
silver-tongued
Ciceronian
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 declamatory
She has a reputation for making bold, declamatory statements.
Synonyms
rhetorical,
theatrical,
inflated,
high-flown,
pompous,
turgid,
bombastic,
discursive,
grandiloquent,
fustian,
orotund,
stagy,
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

Nearby words of
oratorical

  • orate
  • oration
  • orator
  • oratorical
  • oratory
  • orb
  • orbit

Synonyms of 'oratorical'

oratorical

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of high-sounding
Synonyms
extravagant,
affected,
imposing,
strained,
artificial,
flamboyant,
high-flown,
pompous,
pretentious,
grandiose,
overblown,
stilted,
ostentatious,
florid,
bombastic,
grandiloquent,
magniloquent
in the sense of magniloquent
Definition
(of speech) excessively grand, literary, and pompous
He waxed magniloquent on the cultivation of turnips.
Synonyms
pompous,
elevated,
lofty,
rhetorical,
high-flown,
pretentious,
exalted (informal),
overblown,
stilted,
turgid,
bombastic,
sonorous,
grandiloquent,
high-sounding,
declamatory,
arty-farty (informal),
orotund
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