rhetorically en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English retorycally; equivalent to rhetorical + -ly.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In a rhetorical manner.
Bronx councilmember Rev. Wendell Foster rhetorically asked city council president Andrew Stein if he could cast two votes, being of "divided mind."
1986 April 5, Bruce-Michael Gelbert, “NYC Grants Rights Bill to Lesbians, Gay Men”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
- (not-comparable) With reference to rhetoric.
Translations (7)
cs rétoricky (in a rhetorical manner) · fr rhétoriquement (in a rhetorical manner) · es retóricamente (in a rhetorical manner) · sv retoriskt (in a rhetorical manner) · ru ритори́чески (in a rhetorical manner) · pl retorycznie (in a rhetorical manner) · fi retorisesti (in a rhetorical manner)