Category:Rhetorical

Rhe*tor"ic*al, a. Etym: [l. rhetoricus, gr. Rhetoric.]

Defn: 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.