oratorical
English
editEtymology
editFrom orator or oratory + -ical, or else from Latin ōrātōrius.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌɒɹəˈtɒɹɪkəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
editoratorical (not comparable)
- of, or relating to oratory or an orator.
- A to'oto'o is a Sāmoan oratorical staff.
- 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 558:
- I reached up without thinking, actually a desperate oratorical gesture of disagreement and defiance.
References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “oratorical”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.