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oratorious

oratorious adjective: oratorical.

Adjective

oratorious (comparative more oratorious, superlative most oratorious)

  1. (obsolete) oratorical
    • oratorious breath1653, John Gauden, Hieraspistes: A Defence by Way of Apology for the Ministry

Forms of oratorious

comparativemore oratorious
superlativemost oratorious

Origin of oratorious

Latin oratorius.

Questions about oratorious

What does oratorious mean?
Oratorious means oratorical.
What part of speech is oratorious?
Oratorious is an adjective.

Words near oratorious in the dictionary

  1. oratorically
  2. oratories
  3. oratorio
  4. Oratorio de Concepción
  5. oratorios
  6. oratorious
  7. oratorize
  8. oratorized
  9. oratorizes
  10. oratorizing
  11. oratorlike

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