oratorical

[ awr-uh-tawr-i-kuhl, or-uh-tor- ]

adjective

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

   His oratorical prowess has led to political success.

2. given to oratory:

   an oratorical speaker.

Other Words From

• ora·tori·cal·ly adverb
• semi·ora·tori·cal adjective
• semi·ora·tori·cal·ly adverb
• super·ora·tori·cal adjective
• super·ora·tori·cal·ly adverb
• unor·a·tori·cal adjective
• unor·a·tori·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of oratorical¹

First recorded in 1610–20; orator, orator(y) ¹ + -ical

Related Words

• rhetorical