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oratorical

ora·to·ri·cal

UK/ˌɒɹəˈtɒɹɪkəl/ US/ˌɔrʌˈtɔrʌkʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

characteristic of an orator or oratory

  • “oratorical prose”
  • “harangued his men in an oratorical way” Robert Graves
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Origin

From orator or oratory + -ical, or else from Latin ōrātōrius.

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