rhetorical

Meanings

Adjective

  • Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade.
  • Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument.

Noun

  • A study or exercise in rhetoric.

Origin

  • From Latin rhētoricus, from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός.

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