RHETORICAL


Meaning of RHETORICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈtȯr-i-kəl, -ˈtär- ]

adjective

also rhe·tor·ic ri-ˈtȯr-ik, -ˈtär-

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric

b. : employed for rhetorical effect ; especially : asked merely for effect with no answer expected

a rhetorical question

2.

a. : given to rhetoric : grandiloquent

b. : verbal

• rhe·tor·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adverb

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