De*clam"a*to*ry (?), a. [L. declamatorius: cf. F. d'eclamatoire.]
1.
Pertaining to declamation; treated in the manner of a rhetorician; as, a declamatory theme.
2.
Characterized by rhetorical display; pretentiously rhetorical; without solid sense or argument; bombastic; noisy; as, a declamatory way or style.
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