HyperDic: oratorical

English > 1 sense of the word oratorical:
ADJECTIVEalloratoricalcharacteristic of an orator or oratory
oratorical > pronunciation
Soundsao.rahtao'rahkahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > oratorical: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningcharacteristic of an orator or oratory.
Examples
  • "oratorical prose"
  • "harangued his men in an oratorical way"- Robert Graves
BroaderrhetoricalGiven to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
Spanishoratorio
Nounsoratora person who delivers a speech or oration
oratoryaddressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)

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