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declamatory


adjective

  1. pertaining to or characterized by declamation.
  2. merely oratorical or rhetorical; stilted: a pompous, declamatory manner of speech.

adjective

  1. relating to or having the characteristics of a declamation
  2. merely rhetorical; empty and bombastic
adj.

1580s, from Latin declamatorius “pertaining to the practice of speaking,” from declamatus, past participle of declamare (see declaim).

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