unrhetorical

Other forms: unrhetorically

Definitions of unrhetorical

1. adjective

   not rhetorical
   synonyms:

   informal

   used of spoken and written language

   literal

   limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text

   plain

   not elaborate or elaborated; simple

   matter-of-fact, prosaic

   not fanciful or imaginative

   plainspoken

   using simple and direct language

   antonyms:

   rhetorical

   given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought

   figurative, nonliteral

   (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech

   fancy

   not plain; decorative or ornamented

   bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid

   ostentatiously lofty in style

   flowery, ornate

   marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details

   empurpled, over-embellished, purple

   excessively elaborate or showily expressed

   forensic

   of, relating to, or used in public debate or argument

   grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall

   lofty in style

   oratorical

   characteristic of or related to the art or practice of public speaking

   poetic, poetical

   characteristic of or befitting poetry

   stylistic

   of or relating to style (especially in the use of language)