Associations to the word «Elocutionary»

Wiktionary

ELOCUTIONARY, adjective. Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical

Dictionary definition

ELOCUTIONARY, adjective. Of or relating to elocution; "elocutionary recitals".
ELOCUTIONARY, adjective. (used of style of speaking) overly embellished; "an elocutionary Oxonian delivery".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras