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.
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