rhetorical
[adjective]
Synonyms: oratorical, bombastic, declamatory, grandiloquent, high-flown, magniloquent, verbose

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Antonyms: unrhetorical
Contrasted words: homely, literal, plain, simple, unpretentious, unadorned, undecorated, unembellished, ungarnished, unornamented
Related Words: chichi, orchidaceous, ostentatious, pretentious, showy, gassy, inflated, windy, exaggerated, overdone, overwrought, grand, grandiose, high-sounding, imposing, flamboyant, ornate, embellished, articulate, eloquent, fluent, glib, vocal, voluble

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rhe‧tor‧i‧cal /rɪˈtɒrɪkəl $ -ˈtɔː-, -ˈtɑː-/ adjective

1. rhetorical question a question that you ask as a way of making a statement, without expecting an answer

2. using speech or writing in special ways in order to persuade people or to produce an impressive effect:
a speech full of rhetorical phrases
—rhetorically /-kli/ adverb

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