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adv. - In a manner that employs expressive speech styles.

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Usage examples (33)
  • But simply pointing out problems, and waxing rhetorically, is not enough.
  • What I take issue with is his championing the idea rhetorically, but not pursuing it tenaciously.
  • That said, Brown gave a good account of himself rhetorically, which is what this debate is primarily about.
  • Giuliani’s sole reliance on military force and attacking people rhetorically is in fact a defensive posture that won’t work.
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