ELOCUTIONARY

elocutionary

(adjective) (used of style of speaking) overly embellished; “an elocutionary Oxonian delivery”

elocutionary

(adjective) of or relating to elocution; “elocutionary recitals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

elocutionary (comparative more elocutionary, superlative most elocutionary)

Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical

Source: Wiktionary


El`o*cu"tion*a*ry, a.

Definition: Pertaining to elocution.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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