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rhetorically |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rhetorical \Rhe*tor"ic*al\, a. [L. rhetoricus Gr ????. See {Rhetoric}.] Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish. They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided that he gratifies their rhetorical sense --M. Arnold. -- {Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly}, adv -- {Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rhetorically adv : in a rhetorical manner; "`What can be done?' he asked rhetorically"
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