oratorical
adjective
, ˌär-ə-ˈtär-\
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bombastic, flatulent, fustian, gaseous, gassy, grandiloquent, orotund, rhetorical (also rhetoric), windy
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Williamson’s unique oratorical style is a product of her eclectic biography. — Kayla Bartsch, National Review, "Marianne Williamson Offers Priestly Wisdom for a Nation Adrift — Seriously," 12 Aug. 2019 In the play, the 47-year-old Schreck reconsiders her childhood as an oratorical prodigy from Wenatchee, Washington, who won speaking competitions by exalting the U.S. Constitution. — David Kamp, Vogue, "Heidi Schreck Is Giving New Meaning to Political Theater," 15 July 2019 Biden's remarks also offer a reminder of his yearslong history of verbal misfires and general lack of oratorical discipline, which are blamed in part for damaging his previous runs for the presidency. — Author: Matt Viser, Sean Sullivan, Anchorage Daily News, "Biden faces backlash over comments about ‘civility’ of his past work with racist senators," 20 June 2019 More than any major candidate in the race, his oratorical style is conversational with few obvious flourishes. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, "On the Oratory Trail in Iowa," 11 June 2019 Historians won’t confuse the oratorical skills of President Trump with those of Ronald Reagan. — WSJ, "Trump at Helsinki: Ronald Reagan or Neville Chamberlain?," 19 July 2018 Her voice is closer to the dry tones of the college textbook than to Clark’s deeply personal oratorical flights. — James Romm, WSJ, "‘Know Thyself’ Review: The Evolution of a Culture," 10 June 2018 For all his oratorical bluster, Migration Policy Institute president Andrew Selee writes at Foreign Policy, López Obrador is really more pragmatic than ideological. — Jonah Shepp, Daily Intelligencer, "AMLO Isn’t Mexico’s Trump – Nor Is He Trump’s Natural Enemy," 5 July 2018 When opponents led by Massachusetts Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge insisted on amending the treaty in the hope of killing it, Wilson embarked on his last round of oratorical persuasion, a nationwide rail tour at once heroic and doomed from the start. — Richard Norton Smith, WSJ, "‘The Moralist’ Review: The High and Rocky Road," 19 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oratorical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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