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Rhetorical - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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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: concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking; "a
rhetorical question is one asked solely to produce an
effect (especially to make an assertion) rather than to
elicit a reply" [ant: unrhetorical]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Rhetorical : \Rhe*tor"ic*al\, a. [L. rhetoricus, Gr. ????. See
Rhetoric.]
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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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