rhetorically

adv — 2 senses

adv

Etymology From Middle English retorycally; equivalent to rhetorical + -ly.

In a rhetorical manner.

Bronx councilmember Rev. Wendell Foster rhetorically asked city council president Andrew Stein if he could cast two votes, being of "divided mind."1986 April 5, Bruce-Michael Gelbert, “NYC Grants Rights Bill to Lesbians, Gay Men”, in Gay Community News, page 3:

With reference to rhetoric.

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