Demosthenic

9.9

Speech that is strong and persuasive like the ancient Greek speaker Demosthenes

adjective
/ˌdɛməsˈθɛnɪk/

: demosténico

His Demosthenic eloquence captivated the entire audience during the debate.

Examples

Critics admired the Demosthenic force of her arguments.
Many students study Demosthenic techniques to improve their public speaking.
The lawyer's Demosthenic delivery evoked images of ancient Greek assemblies.
The speaker's style was undeniably Demosthenic.
His Demosthenic eloquence captivated the entire audience during the debate.
Critics admired the Demosthenic force of her arguments.
Many students study Demosthenic techniques to improve their public speaking.

Surface Forms

Demosthenic positive

Morphology

Demosthenic = Demosthenes (transparent) = Demosthenes + ic

Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-ic' to the name Demosthenes, meaning 'relating to Demosthenes' is directly derived.

Etymology

Demosthenic comes from the Greek name Demosthenes, which joins demos 'people' and sthenos 'strength', the same demos you see in democracy. So Demosthenic means 'like Demosthenes' — having a strong, public style of speaking that aims to move people.