rhetorical meaning and definition

RHETORICAL adjective

Definition of rhetorical (adjective)

1. of or relating to rhetoric
   • "accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White; "the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis Mumford
2. given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
   • "mere rhetorical frippery"
   • antonym: unrhetorical