adj
Meaning 1
Having the quality of a declamation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
declamatory
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /dɪˈklæmətɹi/
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adj
Meaning 2
Pretentiously lofty in style; bombastic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
ostentatiously lofty in style
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a man given to large talk
- tumid political prose
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bombastic, large, orotund, tumid, turgid
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Equivalent to declaim + -atory.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Greek: απαγγελτικός (apangeltikós) — like a declamation
- Swedish: deklamatorisk — like a declamation