Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: rhetorical
IPA transcription: [ɹɪt'ɔɹɪkəl]
Pronunciations of rhetorical
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: rhetorical
    Meaning: given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"
  • Synonyms: rhetorical
    Meaning: 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
Usage examples
  • It was sad to see his name disappear from the newspapers; sadder still to see it resurrected at intervals, shorn of its aforetime gaudy gear of compliments and clothed on with rhetorical tar and feathers.
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