oratorical

or·a·tor·i·cal

adj
\ˌȯr-ə-ˈtȯr-i-kəl, ˌär-ə-ˈtär-\

Definition of ORATORICAL

: of, relating to, or characteristic of an orator or oratory

— or·a·tor·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of ORATORICAL

1. <a speech that was an oratorical endorsement of the value of education but one that refused to call for greater spending on education>

First Known Use of ORATORICAL

1589

Related to ORATORICAL

Synonyms: bombastic, flatulent, fustian, gaseous, gassy, grandiloquent, rhetorical, orotund, windy

Antonyms: unrhetorical

Related Words: bloated, elevated, florid, flowery, grandiose, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-flown, high-sounding, inflated, lofty, ornate, pompous, pontifical, pretentious, stilted, tumid, turgid; overdone, verbose, wordy

Near Antonyms: eloquent, well-spoken; bald, direct, matter-of-fact, plain, plainspoken, simple, stark, straightforward, unadorned, unaffected, unpretentious

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Rhymes with ORATORICAL

ahistorical, allegorical, art historical, categorical