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rhetorick

rhetorick is the obsolete form of rhetoric.

Meaning of rhetoric

Noun

rhetoric (countable and uncountable, plural rhetorics)

  1. The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
    • Transport Minister Marples, meanwhile, used arrogant rhetoric and showed his personal contempt for railways when confirming in Parliament that a third of the network was to be closed even before the survey results were known.2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 53
  2. (derogatory, sometimes) Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
    • It’s only so much rhetoric.

See all 3 meanings of rhetoric

Forms of rhetorick

pluralrhetoricks

Questions about rhetorick

What is rhetorick the obsolete form of?
Rhetorick is the obsolete form of rhetoric.

Words near rhetorick in the dictionary

  1. rhetorications
  2. rhetorician
  3. rhetoricians
  4. rhetoricities
  5. rhetoricity
  6. rhetorick
  7. rhetoricks
  8. rhetorics
  9. rhetorise
  10. rhetorised
  11. rhetorises

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