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nonrhetorical

nonrhetorical adjective: not rhetorical.

Adjective

nonrhetorical (not comparable)

  1. Not rhetorical.
    • So the AARP’s move raises an achingly obvious nonrhetorical question:2009 June 27, Ron Lieber, “Et Tu, AARP? Good Guys Cut 401(k)s, Too”, in New York Times

Origin of nonrhetorical

From non- + rhetorical.

Questions about nonrhetorical

What does nonrhetorical mean?
Nonrhetorical means not rhetorical.
What part of speech is nonrhetorical?
Nonrhetorical is an adjective.

Words near nonrhetorical in the dictionary

  1. nonrewarding
  2. nonreworkable
  3. nonreworked
  4. nonrhabdomyosarcoma
  5. nonrhabdomyosarcomatous
  6. nonrhetorical
  7. nonrheumatic
  8. nonrheumatogenic
  9. nonrheumatologist
  10. nonrheumatologists
  11. nonrhizomatous

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