elocutionary

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All of it dares a certain kind of "Masterpiece" acolyte to complain missing the relative quietude of English countryside and nitpick over elocutionary details.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2022

Much of Jackson’s performance takes place on the elocutionary level.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2019

Perhaps this video of his elocutionary prowess from preseason offers a glimpse of what to expect.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2018

A South American aristocrat who became socially ambitious in America, Felicia was an accomplished actress with an elevated elocutionary style that was losing favor to so-called naturalistic modes; she was good at narrating oratorios.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 18, 2018

Was the crush I had on the Object a result of her elocutionary talent?

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides