rhetorical

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

oratorical

eloquent

flowery

bombastic

accurate

eloquential

forensic

ornate

rhetoric

Translations

retórico

rhétorique

retorico

rhetorisch

ρητορικός

retorisch

retòric

retórico

phrasenhaft

rhetoricus

sözbilimsel

بديعي

rhethorisch

pour la forme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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.