elocutionary

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adjective

Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical

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Meanings

adjectiveelocutionary (comparative more elocutionary, superlative most elocutionary)

comparative more elocutionary · superlative most elocutionary

  1. Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(used of style of speaking) overly embellished

Similar
affectedunnatural
Also see
affectedelocutionalunnatural

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From elocution + -ary.

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Cite this entry
APA

elocutionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elocutionary

MLA

“elocutionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elocutionary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elocutionary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elocutionary.

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