1.
A ~ question is one which is asked in order to make a statement rather than to get an answer.
He grimaced slightly, obviously expecting no answer to his ~ question...
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
‘Do these kids know how lucky they are?’ Jackson asked ~ly.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
Rhetorical language is intended to be grand and impressive. (FORMAL)
These arguments may have been used as a ~ device to argue for a perpetuation of a United Nations role.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
Suddenly, the narrator speaks in his most ~ly elevated mode.
ADV