rhetorical
adjective
used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect, rather than truth, substance, or meaning.
nonrhetorical
-
a word derived from
rhetorical.
Example Sentences
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He looked me in the eye for long enough that I started to wonder whether his question had been nonrhetorical.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 19, 2019
They deserve the creditif I live in three dimensions,in nonlyrical and nonrhetorical spacewith a genuine, shifting horizon.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2012
I’m readying myself to ask her a composed, nonrhetorical question—Do you like Jeremy too?—when the weirdest thing happens.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
