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elocutionary

elocutionary

9.5
About public speaking that is clear and expressive
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛləˈkjuːʃənəri/
  • Formal
translation icon : elocutivo
  • His elocutionary skills impressed the audience as he delivered his speech with confidence.

Examples

  • The teacher emphasized the importance of clear pronunciation in her elocutionary lessons.

  • "Come on, drink," Beauregard said, managing in the midst of disaster to exhibit his elocutionary prowess with those three words, there in the noonday sun.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Attending an elocutionary workshop helped her become a more effective public speaker.

Synonyms

oratorical
vselocutionary
  • Formal
3 7.7

Speaking in a strong, public way to interest and move people

focuses on precise pronunciation and expressive delivery rather than general style

Antonyms

inarticulate
9 7.4

Not able to speak clearly or find the right words

How Expressive

grandiloquent
  • Literature
1 9.9
oratorical
  • Formal
3 7.7
elocutionary
  • Formal
9.5
to articulate
45 4.4

Surface Forms

elocutionary positive

Morphology

elocutionary = elocution (transparent) = elocution + ary

Formed by the noun 'elocution' plus the productive adjectival suffix '-ary' meaning 'relating to', so the relation is directly derivable.

Etymology

Elocutionary comes from the Latin parts ex- meaning 'out' and loqui meaning 'to speak', and it shares the same root as the familiar word eloquent. So, an elocutionary style is about speaking clearly and expressively, like 'speaking out' so others can hear and understand you.