"rhetorical" in the adjective sense
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"
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