Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as oratorical.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective rare Oratorical.

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  • adjective A rarer form of oratorical.

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Examples

  • Her repertoire of oratorial skills are so narrow that even air can not pass thru.

    Media shut out from Palin's Hong Kong speech 2009

  • Following in a line of postings about Barack Obama's mistakes that seem not to interest the BBC or most media outlets - 57 States, Barack Obama's oratorial skills, the 1993 WTC attempted bombing, Jerusalem undivided, Afro-American or Arab-American and on and on and on; here is another.

    Barack Obama - Another misspeak that will not get much coverage Not a sheep 2008

  • Following in a line of postings about Barack Obama's mistakes that seem not to interest the BBC or most media outlets - 57 States, Barack Obama's oratorial skills, the 1993 WTC attempted bombing, Jerusalem undivided, Afro-American or Arab-American and on and on and on; here is another.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • Feyerabend tells how, without falling for Adolf Hitler's charisma, he appreciated Hitler's oratorial style.

    Paul Feyerabend Preston, John 2009

  • "Mozart Festival 2008" presents all of Mozart's stage works, including "The Magic Flute" and "Don Giovanni," as well as a choice of songs and selected chamber, symphonic and oratorial works, organised by the Warsaw Chamber Opera.

    Time Off Europe Calendar 2008

  • I hope for all of us that Obama proves him wrong and uses his prodigious oratorial skills to make the progressive case and win the American people over to real universal health care e.g. single-payer Medicare for all, a non-predatory foreign policy, and generally, an approach to the challenges of 2008 that are not cravenly corporatist in orientation.

    Nader Defends Obama Slur - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • My dream is to hear Barack Obama impel each and every one of us, in the powerful oratorial style that only he can summon, to create a world everyone understands the value of tolerance, and respects the right of others to think, live, and believe differently than themselves.

    Mandatory evacuation of New Orleans ordered by Mayor Nagin 2008

  • My dream is to hear Barack Obama impel each and every one of us, in the powerful oratorial style that only he can summon, to create a world everyone understands the value of tolerance, and respects the right of others to think, live, and believe differently than themselves.

    45 years of dreaming 2008

  • That man had a great voice and oratorial style, eh?

    Archive 2007-01-01 Bardiac 2007

  • It wasn't because he lived up to his name in the making a good point department, but because his oratorial style reminded me that I really love teaching.

    Archive 2007-02-01 Field Notes 2007

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