unrhetoricaladj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈtɒrᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈtɔrək(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, rhetorical adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rhetorical adj.

Not rhetorical.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [adjective] > literal

unfigured1577

unmetaphorical1641

unrhetorical1680

literal1690

unfigurative1780

uncaricatured1880

non-metaphorical1941

1680 A. Seller Remarques State of Church First Centuries 162 It inclined him to make an..Apology for his style, as is it were plain and unrhetorical.

1753 W. Melmoth tr. Cicero Lett. II. vi. v. 30 I desire you would in the same manner look upon every line which you think unrhetorical, as not the produce of my pen.

1821 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater in London Mag. Sept. 312/2 The literal and unrhetorical use of the word myriad.

1859 G. Wilson & A. Geikie Mem. E. Forbes ii. 68 The style..is strikingly unrhetorical.

1875 E. White Life in Christ iv. xxiv. 405 Certain unrhetorical explicit statements of doctrine.

1925 B. Rascoe Theodore Dreiser 58 An unforced and unrhetorical irony is in this scene.

1976 Texas Monthly May 124/2 His weekly newspaper column deals with a few issues in sober, unrhetorical fashion.

2013 New Statesman (Nexis) 12 Apr. In direct, unrhetorical prose, Reeves brings this scene into sharp light.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unrhetorical
释义	unrhetoricaladj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈtɒrᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈtɔrək(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, rhetorical adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rhetorical adj. Not rhetorical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [adjective] > literal unfigured1577 unmetaphorical1641 unrhetorical1680 literal1690 unfigurative1780 uncaricatured1880 non-metaphorical1941 1680 A. Seller Remarques State of Church First Centuries 162 It inclined him to make an..Apology for his style, as is it were plain and unrhetorical. 1753 W. Melmoth tr. Cicero Lett. II. vi. v. 30 I desire you would in the same manner look upon every line which you think unrhetorical, as not the produce of my pen. 1821 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater in London Mag. Sept. 312/2 The literal and unrhetorical use of the word myriad. 1859 G. Wilson & A. Geikie Mem. E. Forbes ii. 68 The style..is strikingly unrhetorical. 1875 E. White Life in Christ iv. xxiv. 405 Certain unrhetorical explicit statements of doctrine. 1925 B. Rascoe Theodore Dreiser 58 An unforced and unrhetorical irony is in this scene. 1976 Texas Monthly May 124/2 His weekly newspaper column deals with a few issues in sober, unrhetorical fashion. 2013 New Statesman (Nexis) 12 Apr. In direct, unrhetorical prose, Reeves brings this scene into sharp light. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1680
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