<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect, rather than truth, substance, or meaning: Her bold and ingenious analogies, although engaging, are purely rhetorical, adding nothing to our understanding of the issue.</li><li>marked by or tending to use exaggerated language or bombast: Fortunately, the rebel leaders did not have the military power to follow through on their fiery rhetorical eruptions.</li><li>of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric, or the skillful use of language to persuade people: She had spent hours with her advisors discussing rhetorical strategy, and now it was time to deliver the speech.</li><li>of, relating to, or in reference to a rhetorical question: No need to respond—that was rhetorical.</li></ul>