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rhetorical
[ri-tawr-i-kuhl, -tor-]
adjective
used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect, rather than truth, substance, or meaning.
Her bold and ingenious analogies, although engaging, are purely rhetorical, adding nothing to our understanding of the issue.
Synonyms: , ,marked by or tending to use exaggerated language or bombast.
Fortunately, the rebel leaders did not have the military power to follow through on their fiery rhetorical eruptions.
of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric, or the skillful use of language to persuade people.
She had spent hours with her advisors discussing rhetorical strategy, and now it was time to deliver the speech.
of, relating to, or in reference to a rhetorical question.
No need to respond—that was rhetorical.
rhetorical
/ ɪˈɒɪə /
adjective
concerned with effect or style rather than content or meaning; bombastic
of or relating to rhetoric or oratory
Other 51Թ Forms
- rhetorically adverb
- rhetoricalness noun
- nonrhetorical adjective
- unrhetorical adjective
- ˈٴǰ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rhetorical1
Example Sentences
As the rhetorical skirmishes and pile-ons continued, it became clearer that the deep-seated differences among local, state and federal officials left few paths for a resolution.
She commands the stage with rhetorical finesse, making it all the more disappointing that her character isn’t more complexly deployed by O’Hara.
Congressional Republicans could find it harder to keep their members behind Trump's bill with Musk providing rhetorical – and, perhaps financial – air for those who break ranks.
There are the same evasions and rhetorical tricks applied in the news media's discussions of "working class" support for Donald Trump.
We got a little bit of that in the first term, but most of Trump’s rhetorical mode in the first term was nationalistic.
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