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rhetorical |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rhetorical \Rhe*tor"ic*al\, a. [L. rhetoricus Gr ????. See {Rhetoric}.] Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish. They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided that he gratifies their rhetorical sense --M. Arnold. -- {Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly}, adv -- {Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rhetorical adj 1: of or relating to rhetoric; "accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White; "the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis Mumford 2: concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking; "a rhetorical question is one asked solely to produce an effect (especially to make an assertion) rather than to elicit a reply" [ant: {unrhetorical}]
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