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declamatory

[dih-klam-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / dɪˈklæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /




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These sound particularly good in Morgan’s mouth, with his non-actory, declamatory way of speaking.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2026

Aldridge favored a relatively realistic approach — a striking contrast to the more declamatory, posturing star turns then in vogue.

From Washington Post Jun. 21, 2022

And that's on top of the condemnations online and on television, the boycotts and the declamatory emails from universities, banks and corporations.

From Salon Mar. 19, 2022

For all its gestures at moral ambiguity, Shaw’s script is a mostly blunt, simple, declamatory affair.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2021

He had never made a speech in his life, and had no sort of confidence in his declamatory powers.

From Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport by Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen




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