Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rhetorically"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rhetorical \Rhe*tor"ic*al\, a. [L. rhetoricus, Gr. ????. See
{Rhetoric}.]
Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting,
rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical
treatise; a rhetorical flourish.
They permit him to leave their poetical taste
ungratified, provided that he gratifies their
rhetorical sense. --M. Arnold.
-- {Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rhetorically
adv : in a rhetorical manner; "`What can be done?' he asked
rhetorically"
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