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.