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UK
/dɪklˈæmətəɹˌi/
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ADJECTIVE
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ostentatiously lofty in style
a man given to large talk
tumid political prose
How To Use declamatory In A Sentence
- No less futile were it to waste declamatory tears upon the strife of absolutism with new-fledged democracy, or to vaticinate a reign of socialistic terror for the immediate future. Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 The Catholic Reaction
- Pazira and Hassan Tantai (who plays the doctor) speak in a flat, declamatory fashion that shows lack of experience, or the time to develop a certain level of performing skill.
- In Mozart and Salieri he wrote in a highly expressive declamatory idiom, while in Tsarskaya nevesta he used traditional forms and smooth melodies.
- These pieces are the perhaps most conventionally dramatic, although Sedayne's declamatory vocals may not be to every listener's taste.
- Davis's verse is characterized by robust statements of urban themes, a fierce social consciousness, a strong declamatory voice, and an almost rabid racial pride.
- He had chosen this work, he said, because the declamatory style was framed in imitation of the eastern authors. Chapter 13
- The "Sho 'nuff" is not declamatory now; not fully interrogatory, either; circumflexed.) "Our leader - (" Yes?) - is the man - Deadspin
- The later, post-World War II version of this genre featured explosive, distorted electric guitar work, thunderous drumming, and fierce, declamatory vocals.
- The arias contained in the work are dominantly of two types, the aria di bravura, with rich coloratura elements, and the aria parlante, in declamatory vocal style.
- Rebels like Katharine Hamnett have made a name for bold, declamatory statements.