elocutionary

One should hasten to say, however, that over-nicety in enunciation, pedantic exactness, obtrusive "elocutionary" excellence, or any sort of labored or affected effort should be carefully guarded against.

Public Speaking Irvah Lester Winter

He must have studied the subject a great deal, when you come to think of it, because he assumed an "elocutionary" attitude.

Acres of Diamonds and His Life and Achievements 1915

Tell it naturally and simply, as the folk-tellers did, not with studied and elaborate "elocutionary" effects.

Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Charles Madison Curry 1906

He must have studied the subject a great deal, when you come to think of it, because he assumed an "elocutionary" attitude.

Acres of Diamonds: our every-day opportunities Russell Herman Conwell 1884

With an elocutionary erudition surpassing that of his friendly rival, conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr.,

Michael Sigman: Pat Moynihan's Letters Illuminate an Extraordinary Life Michael Sigman 2010

With an elocutionary erudition surpassing that of his friendly rival, conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr.,

Michael Sigman: Pat Moynihan's Letters Illuminate an Extraordinary Life Michael Sigman 2010

I have heard him speak, he has a strong proclivity for the elocutionary department, a strong voice, and great enthusiasm.

Archive 2008-06-01 2008

With an elocutionary erudition surpassing that of his friendly rival, conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr., Moynihan held forth with a staccato bravado -- that sometimes bordered on the comical -- punctuated by pregnant pauses, the result of a speech impediment and not, as Moynihan's political opponents sometimes suggested, a drinking problem.

Michael Sigman: Pat Moynihan's Letters Illuminate an Extraordinary Life Michael Sigman 2010

With an elocutionary erudition surpassing that of his friendly rival, conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr., Moynihan held forth with a staccato bravado -- that sometimes bordered on the comical -- punctuated by pregnant pauses, the result of a speech impediment and not, as Moynihan's political opponents sometimes suggested, a drinking problem.

Michael Sigman: Pat Moynihan's Letters Illuminate an Extraordinary Life Michael Sigman 2010

As he stood in that elocutionary attitude, friends, this is just the way that speech went.

Acres of Diamonds 2008