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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
[1913 Webster]
They permit him to leave their poetical taste
ungratified, provided that he gratifies their
rhetorical sense. --M. Arnold.
[1913 Webster] -- {Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
{Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness}, n.
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