Online English Dictionary

Online English Dictionary

rhetorical

Definition

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

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Synonyms

adj
oratorical, grandiloquent, magniloquent, bombastic, declamatory, pompous, high sounding, grand, high flown, flowery, florid, flamboyant, showy, pretentious, artificial, insincere

Antonyms

adj
unrhetorical

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