- 1. a. Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish. Source: opted
- 2. adj. of or relating to rhetoric Source: wordnet
- 3. adj. given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought Source: wordnet
- 4. 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. Source: webster
- 5. 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, providedthat he gratifies their rhetorical sense. M. Arnold.-- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly, adv.-- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness, n. Source: adambom
- 6. j:100 a. of or relating to rhetoric a. given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought Source: ecdict
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