rhetorical

rhe·tor·i·cal  (r-tôr-kl, -tr-)

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.

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rhe·tori·cal·ly adv.

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rhetorical [rɪˈtɒrɪk^əl]

adj

1. concerned with effect or style rather than content or meaning; bombastic

2. (Literature / Rhetoric) of or relating to rhetoric or oratory

rhetorically  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	rhetorical - 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
	2.	rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery" figurative, nonliteral - (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language" fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes" unrhetorical - not rhetorical

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rhetorical

adjective

1. oratorical, verbal, linguistic, stylistic a rhetorical device used to emphasize moments in the text

2. high-flown, flamboyant, windy, flashy, pompous, pretentious, flowery, showy, florid, bombastic, hyperbolic, verbose, oratorical, grandiloquent, high-sounding, declamatory, arty-farty (informal), silver-tongued, magniloquent He disgorges a stream of rhetorical flourishes.

Translations

rhetorical [rɪˈtɒrɪkəl] ADJ → retórico
rhetorical question → pregunta f retórica

rhetorical [rɪˈtɒrɪk^əl] adj → rhétorique

rhetorical

adj → rhetorisch; (pej) → phrasenhaft, schwülstig (pej)

rhetorical [rɪˈtɒrɪk/əl] adj (style, question) → retorico/a