(adj) of or relating to rhetoric; - W.A.White; - Lewis Mumford, Example: accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested; the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation
(n) a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered, Example: he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
a. [ L. rhetoricus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. See Rhetoric. ] Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish. [ 1913 Webster ]
They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided that he gratifies their rhetorical sense. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]
-- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
[monodesuka ; mondesuka] (exp) (fem) (See ものか) used to create a rhetorical question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something by means of a rhetorical question [Add to Longdo]
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