rhetorical
adjective
rhe·tor·i·cal
| \ ri-ˈtȯr-i-kəl
, -ˈtär-\
, -ˈtär-\
variants:
or less commonly rhetoric \ ri-ˈtȯr-ik
, -ˈtär- \
, -ˈtär- \
Definition of rhetorical
1a
: of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric
b
: employed for rhetorical effect
especially
: asked merely for effect with no answer expected
a rhetorical question
2a
: given to rhetoric : grandiloquent
b
: verbal