rhetorical

(rĭ-tôr'ĭ-kəl, -tŏr'-)
adj.

1. Of or relating to rhetoric.
2. Characterized by overelaborate or bombastic rhetoric.
3. Used for persuasive effect: a speech punctuated by rhetorical pauses.

rhetorically rhe·tor'i·cal·ly adv.

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adjective

1. Of or relating to the art of public speaking: declamatory, elocutionary, oratorical. See words.
2. Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style: aureate, bombastic, declamatory, flowery, fustian, grandiloquent, high-flown, high-sounding, magniloquent, orotund, overblown, sonorous, swollen. See plain/fancy, style/good style/bad style, words.

adj

Definition: wordy; flowery in speech
Antonyms: concise

For a list of words related to rhetorical, see:

• Proper, Courteous, Refined, or Puritanical

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See words rhyming with "rhetorical."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - retorisk, veltalende

Nederlands (Dutch)
retorisch, breedsprakig, vraag waarop geen antwoord wordt verwacht

Français (French)
adj. - (Littérat) rhétorique, ronflant (un style)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rhetorisch, phrasenhaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ρητορικός, στομφώδης

Italiano (Italian)
retorico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - retórico

Русский (Russian)
риторический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - retórico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - retorisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
修辞学的, 修辞的, 符合修辞学的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 修辭學的, 修辭的, 符合修辭學的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 수사적인, 화려한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 修辞学の, 修辞上の, 修辞的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بياني, بلاغي, فصيح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נמלץ, רטורי, מזוייף‬

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