oratorical prose. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : His oratorical prowess has led to political success. ,an oratorical speaker. From Dictionary.com.
I became interested in words I suppose mainly in high school, because in those days people had what they called oratorical contests. From Wordnik.com. [The Creators] Reference
Obama has no substance except his so called oratorical ability. From Wordnik.com. [The Early Word: Democrats to Face Off in Philly - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
1Co 2: 1-4, 13; 2Co 10: 10, 11, shows his words were not without weight, though his "speech" was deficient in oratorical artifice. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Despite knowing how exceptional he was she reduced his expertise to 'oratorical' prowess. From Wordnik.com. [Obama's Patriotism Speech Stresses Life Story, Criticizes MoveOn] Reference
In the autumn of 1883 Sir Charles made what was rare with him, a kind of oratorical progress. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2] Reference
All contemporary evidence shows that in this kind of oratorical tact Burke was eminently deficient. From Wordnik.com. [Collections and Recollections] Reference
Economists shouldn't be judged solely on their oratorical skills. From Wordnik.com. [NOT BAD FOR AN ECONOMIST] Reference
Never had his oratorical skill been exhibited to better advantage. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)] Reference
Decidedly the most memorable oratorical success ever achieved by an. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail] Reference
His own oratorical efforts were usually brief, pithy, and to the point. From Wordnik.com. [Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States] Reference
This contest, aside from its oratorical power, deserves a place in history. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail] Reference
He came up in the oratorical county that produced G.W. Ross and J.A. Macdonald. From Wordnik.com. [The Masques of Ottawa] Reference
Mr. Gillespie cleared his throat, and, assuming an oratorical attitude, proceeded. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue] Reference
Colleagues say that Davutoglu's oratorical skills are equal to his writing ability. From Wordnik.com. [‘Window to the Future’] Reference
Unfortunately TIM was embarrassed by attempt to assume a novel oratorical attitude. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 15, 1914] Reference
He writes editorials for the college paper; he competes in the oratorical contests. From Wordnik.com. [The Menorah Journal, Volume 1, 1915] Reference
He purposed then to spring a surprise, oratorical and otherwise, on those assembled. From Wordnik.com. [Flamsted quarries] Reference
"They should be convincing, Jon," said Lord Senesin in his smooth oratorical baritone. From Wordnik.com. [The Unnecessary Man] Reference
Amusing instances of this are seen in all games: foot-ball, regattas, oratorical contests. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
For all his oratorical skills, he has yet to get the hang of giving a rousing stump speech. From Wordnik.com. [Grin and Bear It] Reference
V. Morgan, destined to occupy a unique figure because of his oratorical ability, was pastor. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922] Reference
These debates may be considered as an oratorical contest with prizes awarded accordingly if so desired. From Wordnik.com. [America First Patriotic Readings] Reference
Primrose Hill, William struck an attitude of theatrical fashion and uttered the following oratorical flight. From Wordnik.com. [Shakspere, Personal Recollections] Reference
But Trade was not a matter of emotion; or of oratorical periods; or the right hand descending upon the left. From Wordnik.com. [The Masques of Ottawa] Reference
Notwithstanding his uncertain oratorical trumpet, President Obama's Afghanistan policy began with more troops. From Wordnik.com. [Defining the Afghan Deadline Down] Reference
I shall look in at the picture galleries as I pass and compare the oratorical attitudes of the people of the past. From Wordnik.com. [The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2)] Reference
He has the imagination, the information, and the oratorical fury in discussion which are likely to captivate the masses. From Wordnik.com. [The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer] Reference
During the university course she captured the prize in an oratorical contest, being the only lady among nine contestants. From Wordnik.com. [Two Decades A History of the First Twenty Years' Work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the State of New York] Reference
Gladstone faced round, and in those noble, oratorical tones of his called out, "Is it not odious, Howard; is it not odious?". From Wordnik.com. [Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile] Reference
The president is known for his oratorical flourishes, but this one must have come as a punch in the gut to the nation's decorators. From Wordnik.com. [With new budget, Obama urges focus on the foundation. Decorators ask, Where's the love?] Reference
Altogether wanting in that oratorical brilliancy so necessary for an efficient preacher of the great truths of Christianity, Mr. John. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1] Reference
Susan subsided, mopping her moist forehead as if her oratorical effort had occupied an hour, rather than a trifle over thirty seconds. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
The philosophical, oratorical, and theological writings of Cicero are still studied in our schools as models in their different classes. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic] Reference
If he applied his oratorical gifts to these principles, Obama could remind a grumbling nation what it liked about him in the first place. From Wordnik.com. [Obama’s Moral Cowardice] Reference
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