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Rhetorical
adjective
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Word Frequency:
6.2
Definitions
1.
adjective
Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade.
"A rhetorical question is one used merely to make a point, with no response expected."
2.
adjective
Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument.
Synonyms
oratorical
declamatory
anapestic
stylistic
orotund
poetic
poetical
forensic
grandiloquent
bombastic
magniloquent
large
Rhymes With
oracle
auricle
historical
allegorical
categorical
metaphorical
coracle
oratorical
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