Analysis Complete

rhetorical

/ rhetorical /
adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking
"a rhetorical question is one asked solely to produce an effect (especially to make an assertion) rather than to elicit a reply"
Similar:
anapestic anapaestic bombastic declamatory large orotund tumid turgid
Opposites:
unrhetorical
See also:
fancy figurative nonliteral formal
adjective Sense 2
of or relating to rhetoric
"accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White"
"the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis Mumford"
Pertains to:
rhetoric
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
1
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anapestic anapaestic bombastic declamatory large orotund tumid turgid unrhetorical