elocutionary

• Relatif à l'art de la prise de parole en public ou à une diction formelle et soignée; terme rare en anglais moderne.

Relating to the art of public speaking or formal speech delivery; now rarely used in modern English.

1. Relating to elocutionC1formal

   Pertaining to the art of clear and expressive public speaking, especially in terms of pronunciation, grammar, and style.

   Relatif à l'élocution

   • She took elocutionary lessons to improve her stage presence.
   • His elocutionary skills were praised by the debate coach.
   • The course focused on elocutionary techniques for effective communication.

   Synonymesdeclamatoryoratoricalrhetorical

2. Overly embellished in styleC2formal

   Describing a speaking style that is excessively ornate, affected, or theatrical, often to the point of being unnatural.

   Amphigourique, emphatique

   • His elocutionary mannerisms made the speech sound insincere.
   • The actor's elocutionary delivery was too dramatic for the simple scene.
   • She criticized his elocutionary style as being more about show than substance.

   Synonymesaffectedbombasticfloridflowerygrandiloquenthigh-flownmagniloquentmanneredorotundoverblownpretentioustheatrical

   Antonymesartlessnaturalplainsimpleunaffected