rhetorical

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade.
2. (not-comparable) Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument.

Noun

A study or exercise in rhetoric.

Conceptes

retòric

Sinònims

oratorical

eloquent

flowery

bombastic

accurate

eloquential

forensic

ornate

rhetoric

Traduccions

retórico

rhétorique

retorico

rhetorisch

ρητορικός

retorisch

retórico

phrasenhaft

rhetoricus

sözbilimsel

بديعي

rhethorisch

pour la forme

forensisch

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɹɪˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: rethorycal

In summary

From Middle English rethorycal, rethoricalle, rethorycall, from rethorik, rhetoric (noun) or Latin rēthoricus, rhētoricus, from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speaking”). By surface analysis, rhetoric + -al.