what is rhetorical
rhetorical. adjective rheÂ·torÂ·iÂ·cal \ri-ËtoÌr-i-kÉl, -Ëtaer-\. ËtÃ¤r. : tweet, of relating, to or concerned with the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence. peopleull Definition of RHETORICAL. 1. a: of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric. 2. a: given to rhetoric: grandiloquent b: verbal. â rheÂ·torÂ·iÂ·calÂ·ly \-i-k(É-)lÄ\ adverb. See rhetorical defined for English-language learners.