Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to elocution.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Pertaining to elocution.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to elocution
- adj. (used of style of speaking) overly embellished
Examples
“One should hasten to say, however, that over-nicety in enunciation, pedantic exactness, obtrusive "elocutionary" excellence, or any sort of labored or affected effort should be carefully guarded against.”
“He must have studied the subject a great deal, when you come to think of it, because he assumed an "elocutionary" attitude.”
“Tell it naturally and simply, as the folk-tellers did, not with studied and elaborate "elocutionary" effects.”
Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes
“With an elocutionary erudition surpassing that of his friendly rival, conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr.,”
The Huffington Post: Michael Sigman: Pat Moynihan's Letters Illuminate an Extraordinary Life
“With an elocutionary erudition surpassing that of his friendly rival, conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr., Moynihan held forth with a staccato bravado -- that sometimes bordered on the comical -- punctuated by pregnant pauses, the result of a speech impediment and not, as Moynihan's political opponents sometimes suggested, a drinking problem.”
The Huffington Post: Michael Sigman: Pat Moynihan's Letters Illuminate an Extraordinary Life
“I have heard him speak, he has a strong proclivity for the elocutionary department, a strong voice, and great enthusiasm.”
“As he stood in that elocutionary attitude, friends, this is just the way that speech went.”
“He must have studied the subject a great deal, then you come to think of it, because he assumed an “elocutionary” attitude.”
“Happily, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe had perfected the art of song-writing for actors with their previous smash, "My Fair Lady," which starred Rex Harrison as the elocutionary Henry Higgins.”
“I'm more like the proverbial bull in a elocutionary china shop.”
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