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Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish. They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided that he gratifies

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Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish. They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided that he gratifies their rhetorical sense. M. Arnold. -- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness, n.

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  • HIGH-SOUNDING
    Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles.
  • RETAINMENT
    The act of retaining; retention. Dr. H. More.
  • FASTENER
    One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.
  • TROPICALLY
    In a tropical manner; figuratively; metaphorically.
  • GRANDILOQUENT
    Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.
  • LOOSE
    laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. leás false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. lös, Goth. laus, and E. lose. 1. Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book. Her hair,
  • LOOSEN
    Etym: 1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth. After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening
  • TYPICAL
    Combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a group; as, a typical genus. -- Typ"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Typ"ic*al*ness, n. (more info) 1. Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic;
  • NOISY
    1. Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd. 2. Full of noise. "The noisy town." Dryden.
  • LOOSESTRIFE
    The name of several species of plants of the genus Lysimachia, having small star-shaped flowers, usually of a yellow color. Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in some species, crimson flowers. Gray. False loosestrife, a plant
  • ARGUMENTATIVE
    1. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse. 2. Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator.
  • DECLAMATORY
    1. Pertaining to declamation; treated in the manner of a rhetorician; as, a declamatory theme. 2. Characterized by rhetorical display; pretentiously rhetorical; without solid sense or argument; bombastic; noisy; as, a declamatory way or style.
  • INCOHERENT
    1. Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material substances. Woodward. 2. Wanting coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; having no dependence of one part on another;
  • POETICALLY
    In a poetic manner.
  • LOGICALNESS
    The quality of being logical.
  • INCONSECUTIVENESS
    The state or quality of not being consecutive. J. H. Newman.
  • LOOSENESS
    The state, condition, or quality, of being loose; as, the looseness of a cord; looseness of style; looseness of morals or of principles.
  • DIALECTIC; DIALECTICAL
    1. Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental. 2. Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects. Earle.
  • RHETORICAL
    Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting, rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical treatise; a rhetorical flourish. They permit him to leave their poetical taste ungratified, provided that he gratifies
  • INCOHERENTLY
    In an incoherent manner; without due connection of parts.
  • MARTYROLOGIC; MARTYROLOGICAL
    Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs.
  • HOROLOGICAL
    Relating to a horologe, or to horology.
  • EPIDEMIOLOGICAL
    Connected with, or pertaining to, epidemiology.
  • ANTHROPOLOGIC; ANTHROPOLOGICAL
    Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man. "Anthropologic wisdom." Kingsley. -- An`thro*po*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
  • SUBTYPICAL
    Deviating somewhat from the type of a species, genus, or other group; slightly aberrant.
  • SOCIOLOGIC; SOCIOLOGICAL
    Of or pertaining to sociology, or social science. -- So`ci*o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
  • METALOGICAL
    Beyond the scope or province of logic.
  • ONTOLOGICAL
    Of or pertaining to ontology.
  • OROLOGICAL
    Of or pertaining to orology.
  • ASTROLOGIC; ASTROLOGICAL
    Of or pertaining to astrology; professing or practicing astrology. "Astrologi learning." Hudibras. "Astrological prognostication." Cudworth. -- As`tro*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
  • AEROLOGIC; AEROLOGICAL
    Of or pertaining to aërology.
  • ASSYRIOLOGICAL
    Of or pertaining to Assyriology; as, Assyriological studies.
  • PHYSIOLOGICALLY
    In a physiological manner.
  • MAMMALOGICAL
    Of or pertaining to mammalogy.
  • HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
    Of or pertaining to hydrometeorology, or to rain, clouds, storms, etc.
  • GLOSSOLOGICAL
    Of or pertaining to glossology.
  • PHONOLOGIC; PHONOLOGICAL
    Of or pertaining to phonology.
  • BIOLOGIC; BIOLOGICAL
    Of or relating to biology. -- Bi`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
  • MYTHOLOGIC; MYTHOLOGICAL
    Of or pertaining to mythology or to myths; mythical; fabulous. -- Myth`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

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