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adj
Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Asked for dramatic or persuasive effect, rather than to get an answer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A study or exercise in rhetoric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: education
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adjective
given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: unrhetorical
adjective
of or relating to rhetoric- W.A.White- Lewis Mumford
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History
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.
Across languages
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