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declamatory

UK/dɪ'klæmət(ə)rɪ/US/di'klæmәtәri/
B2

Definitions

adj.

Pompously rhetorical; in the manner of a grand formal speech.

慷慨激昂的;夸夸其谈的;演说腔的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
de-down, away, reversal
+
clamcry out, shout, call
+
-atoryrelating to, connected with
=declamatory

Adjective of declaim/declamation = sounding like a grand, theatrical speech, often disapprovingly (overblown, pompous). See declaim.

Root claim still carries 24 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His declamatory style felt dated and overblown.

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