American English pronunciation

How to pronounce rhetorical

IPA transcription: [ɹɪ'tɔɹɪkəl]

Pronunciation variants: [ɹɪ'tɔɹɪkəl][ɹɪ'tɚɪkəl]

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Adjective

  • of or relating to rhetoric; - W.A.White; - Lewis Mumford

    “accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested”

    “the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation”

  • given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought

    “mere rhetorical frippery”