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say it: ri-TAW-ri-kuhl
rhetorical is an adjective meaning "of or relating to rhetoric". It is pronounced /ɹɪˈtɔɹɪkəl/ — ri-TAW-ri-kuhl. It carries 2 recorded senses.
of or relating to rhetoric
“accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested”
“the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation”
given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
“mere rhetorical frippery”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for rhetorical come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.