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Antonyms for oratorical

Grammar : Adj

Spell : awr-uh-tawr-i-kuh l, or-uh-tor-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɔr əˈtɔr ɪ kəl, ˌɒr əˈtɒr-

Definition of oratorical

Origin : 1580s, from orator or oratory + -ical, or else from Latin oratorius (see oratory (n.1)). Related: Oratorical; oratorically.

adj rhetorical
adj characteristic of oratory

Example sentences :

The latter's address was, so the Item said, "a triumph of oratorical effort."
Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Never had his oratorical skill been exhibited to better advantage.
Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird

This contest, aside from its oratorical power, deserves a place in history.
Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis

Oratorical contests were frequent, and they excited popular interest.
Extract from : « History of Education » by Levi Seeley

If he had the oratorical powers of either of those men, he might do anything.
Extract from : « Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay » by George Otto Trevelyan

He purposed then to spring a surprise, oratorical and otherwise, on those assembled.
Extract from : « Flamsted quarries » by Mary E. Waller

His own oratorical efforts were usually brief, pithy, and to the point.
Extract from : « Western Characters » by J. L. McConnel

This oratorical display of mine gave me an ascendancy over him.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete » by George Meredith

It was the biggest event of the school year—the oratorical contest.
Extract from : « At Good Old Siwash » by George Fitch

We put up our candidate for the Oratorical Association presidency.
Extract from : « At Good Old Siwash » by George Fitch

Synonyms for oratorical

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