rhetorical - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'rhetorical' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rhetorical

[ a.]

- Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish.

Meaning of 'rhetorical' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rhetorical

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- of or relating to rhetoric

Example in sentence:

accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested;
the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation

Meaning (2):
- given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought

Example in sentence:

mere rhetorical frippery

Nearby Words:

rhea rheae rheeboc rheic rhein rheinberry rhematic rhemish rhenish rheochord

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