exclamatory

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪkˈsklæməˌtɔɹi/ UK /ɪkˈsklæmətəri/ See IPA manual

Freq #233472

Meanings

1

adj
expressed as, containing, or resembling an exclamation

Conversation remained exclamatory as each guest reacted in astonishment.
2

adj
sudden, forceful, and emphatic in tone

Her exclamatory delivery made every sentence sound urgent.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · expressed as, containing,... exclamative

2 adj · sudden, forceful, and... emphatic ejaculatory

Opposites

matter-of-fact

Word family

Derived forms exclamatorilynonexclamatory

Related forms exclamation exclaim

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin exclamatorius, from Latin exclamare ('to cry out'), itself ex- ('out') + clamare ('to shout').

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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