adjective
- 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
- Given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought.
- usage: "mere rhetorical frippery"
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