Oratorical
adjective
Related to the art or skill of public speaking.
The politician's oratorical skills were impressive.
Often appears as...
- oratorical skills
- oratorical style
adjective
Characterized by grand, dramatic, high-flown, or pompous presentation in speech or writing.
The character's oratorical style in the play was quite convincing.
Often appears as...
- oratorical flourish
- oratorical delivery
Usage tips
Literary
adjective
Related to the art or skill of public speaking.
The politician's oratorical skills were impressive.
Often appears as...
- oratorical skills
- oratorical style
adjective
Characterized by grand, dramatic, high-flown, or pompous presentation in speech or writing.
The character's oratorical style in the play was quite convincing.
Often appears as...
- oratorical flourish
- oratorical delivery
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Speech Craft
Understand 'oratorical' as part of skills like voice control, pacing, and audience engagement.
His oratorical mastery was evident in how he captivated the audience.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Oratorical' often implies admiration for someone's public speaking ability.
She won the debate with her oratorical finesse.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Words
'Oratorical' encompasses the speaker's physical presence, like gestures and eye contact.
His oratorical presence was remarkable, enhancing his words.
Pro Tip 1/3Speech Craft
Understand 'oratorical' as part of skills like voice control, pacing, and audience engagement.
His oratorical mastery was evident in how he captivated the audience.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Oratorical' often implies admiration for someone's public speaking ability.
She won the debate with her oratorical finesse.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Words
'Oratorical' encompasses the speaker's physical presence, like gestures and eye contact.
His oratorical presence was remarkable, enhancing his words.
Pro Tip 1/3Speech Craft
Understand 'oratorical' as part of skills like voice control, pacing, and audience engagement.
His oratorical mastery was evident in how he captivated the audience.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Connotation
'Oratorical' often implies admiration for someone's public speaking ability.
She won the debate with her oratorical finesse.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Words
'Oratorical' encompasses the speaker's physical presence, like gestures and eye contact.
His oratorical presence was remarkable, enhancing his words.
Compare with
articulatebombasticeloquentexpressivefluentgrandiloquentpersuasiverhetorical
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Quote examples
Ed O'Neill
American Actor
In high school, I got into a speech class run by a nun who used to put on plays. She put me in a oratorical competitive program. You would tell a story, and they were very corny, something like 'My Childhood Hero.' It was something out of 'Readers Digest.' I always thought it was too much and too dramatic.
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Tina Brown
American Editor
Obama's gift for delivering set-piece oratorical tours de force had special resonance to Americans fed up with a president who could hardly string two words together without a collision of syntax and whose idea of clever was the single entendre.
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Vincent Bugliosi
American Author
Since Kennedy's death, the nation has not seen, in any of his successors, his cosmopolitan intellectualism or the oratorical eloquence with which he sought to lead the nation by the power of his words.
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Nicholas Soames
British Politician
Churchill's career was littered with oratorical disasters when he misjudged the audience.
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Ed O'Neill
American Actor
In high school, I got into a speech class run by a nun who used to put on plays. She put me in a oratorical competitive program. You would tell a story, and they were very corny, something like 'My Childhood Hero.' It was something out of 'Readers Digest.' I always thought it was too much and too dramatic.
Quote examples
Tina Brown
American Editor
Obama's gift for delivering set-piece oratorical tours de force had special resonance to Americans fed up with a president who could hardly string two words together without a collision of syntax and whose idea of clever was the single entendre.
Quote examples
Vincent Bugliosi
American Author
Since Kennedy's death, the nation has not seen, in any of his successors, his cosmopolitan intellectualism or the oratorical eloquence with which he sought to lead the nation by the power of his words.
Quote examples
Nicholas Soames
British Politician
Churchill's career was littered with oratorical disasters when he misjudged the audience.
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