Rhetorically

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rhetorically
       adv : in a rhetorical manner; "`What can be done?' he asked
             rhetorically"