What is "declamatory"

Usage examples of "declamatory".

The following morning, led in groups into the tribunes of the Convention,[31] they there find the same, classic, simple, declamatory, sanguinary tragedy, except that the latter is not feigned but real, and the tirades are in prose instead of in verse.

All I know of him is through his "platform," vague and declamatory, through editorials, and through drawing-room, coffee-house, or street gossip.

In this artificial and declamatory tragedy of the Revolution he takes the leading part.

All is a sort of involuntary parody, and the more repulsive because a word ends in a blow, because a sentimental, declamatory Trissotin poses as statesman, because the studied elegance of the closet become pistol shots aimed at living breasts, because an epithet skillfully directed sends a man to the guillotine.

And, as their direct, present and obvious interests were concerned, they chose him for the best, not on the strength of a newspaper recommendation, in deference to a vague declamatory platform or sounding, empty phrases, but according to their personal experiences, and the thorough knowledge they had of him.

The prelates of the third century imperceptibly changed the language of exhortation into that of command, scattered the seeds of future usurpations, and supplied, by scripture allegories and declamatory rhetoric, their deficiency of force and of reason.

The simple circumstantial narrative (did such a narrative exist) of the ruin of a single town, of the misfortunes of a single family, ^100 might exhibit an interesting and instructive picture of human manners: but the tedious repetition of vague and declamatory complaints would fatigue the attention of the most patient reader.

His language is of the declamatory kind: but declamation could scarcely exaggerate the avarice and luxury of the Romans.

Without transcribing his declamatory sentences, which I have softened in the text, I shall observe, that in this passage the strange word exarentasmata is very properly changed for exanthemata by Carisius, the first editor Falcandus lived about the year 1190.

See the somewhat vague and declamatory letter of Cardinal Isidore, in the appendix to Clarke's Travels, vol.

His biographers assume that he instinc­tively used the declamatory mode of farspeech, calling out in a gener­alized fashion.

His subvocal thoughts, more often than not, were broadcast heedlessly on the declamatory mode.

The operant leader gave a telepathic command and the test subject began to count steadily in declamatory farspeech.

In EE, it required arduous effort to overhear declamatory telepathy — the "loud­est" kind — passing among persons being observed.

I'm not good at it, especially if a narrow intimode squawk is required rather than a declamatory hail that any head in the vicinity can read.