rhetorically
adverb/rɪˈtɒrɪkli/
/rɪˈtɔːrɪkli/
- in a way that is intended to make a statement or to produce an effect rather than to get an answer
- ‘Do you think I'm stupid?’ she asked rhetorically.
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- (formal, often disapproving) in a way that is intended to influence people although it is not completely honest or sincere
- (formal) by using the art of rhetoric
- a rhetorically structured essay
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