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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn