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rhetorical (adj.)

mid-15c., "eloquent," from Latin rhetoricus, from Greek rhētorikos "oratorical, rhetorical; skilled in speaking," from rhētōr "orator" (see rhetoric). Meaning "pertaining to rhetoric" is from 1520s. Rhetorical question is from 1670s. Related: Rhetorically.

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Definitions of rhetorical from WordNet

rhetorical (adj.)
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;
rhetorical (adj.)
given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought;
mere rhetorical frippery
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