rhetorical

Words with a similar base: rhetorical

'rhetorical'

[rhetorical.a.01] as in: of or relating to rhetoric; - W.A.White;

- Lewis Mumford

Examples:
accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested
the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation

'rhetorical'

[rhetorical.a.02] as in: given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought

Examples:
mere rhetorical frippery

Origins

					rhetorical (English)
└── rhetoricus (Latin)
    └── ῥητορικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── ῥήτωρ (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── εἴρω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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