1. of or relating to elocution; concerned with style and delivery of speech, especially in public speaking or recitation
Usage: formal; often used in educational or rhetorical contexts

Examples

• The elocutionary skills of the debate champion impressed the judges.
• She took elocutionary lessons to improve her public speaking abilities.
• The elocutionary tradition emphasized proper pronunciation and dramatic gesture.
• His elocutionary style was polished but sometimes lacked genuine emotion.
• The school offered elocutionary training as part of its classical curriculum.