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rhe·tor·i·cal
(rĭ-tôr′ĭ-kəl, -tŏr′-)adj.
1. Of or relating to rhetoric.
2. Characterized by overelaborate or bombastic rhetoric.
3. Used for persuasive effect: a speech punctuated by rhetorical pauses.
rhe·tor′i·cal·ly adv.
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rhetorical
(rɪˈtɒrɪkəl)adj
1. concerned with effect or style rather than content or meaning; bombastic
2. (Rhetoric) of or relating to rhetoric or oratory
rheˈtorically adv
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rhe•tor•i•cal
(rɪˈtɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈtɒr-)adj.
1. used for mere effect.
2. marked by or tending to use bombast.
3. of, concerned with, or being rhetoric.
[1470–80; < Latin rhētoric(us) (< Greek rhētorikós) + -al1]
rhe•tor′i•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | rhetorical - 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. | rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery" figurative, nonliteral - (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language" fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes" unrhetorical - not rhetorical |
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rhetorical
adjective
1. oratorical, verbal, linguistic, stylistic a rhetorical device used to emphasize moments in the text
2. high-flown, flamboyant, windy, flashy, pompous, pretentious, flowery, showy, florid, bombastic, hyperbolic, verbose, oratorical, grandiloquent, high-sounding, declamatory, arty-farty (informal), silver-tongued, magniloquent He disgorges a stream of rhetorical flourishes.
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rhetorical
adjective1. Of or relating to the art of public speaking:
2. Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style:
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Translations
retòric
řečnický
retorinen
retorisk
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rhetorical
adj → rhetorisch; (pej) → phrasenhaft, schwülstig (pej)
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rhetorical
[rɪˈtɒrɪk/əl] adj (style, question) → retorico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995