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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided that he gratifies their rhetorical sense. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] -- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness, n. [1913 Webster]