English Explanatory Dictionary

declamatory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the quality of a declamation.
  2. Pretentiously lofty in style; bombastic.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈklæmətɹi/

Word forms

declamatory more declamatory most declamatory

Etymology

Equivalent to declaim + -atory.

Derived words

declamatoriness undeclamatory
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