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Rhetorically Definition & Meaning

rhetorically
adverb
  1. in a rhetorical manner; "`What can be done?' he asked rhetorically"

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What does rhetorically mean?
in a rhetorical manner; "`What can be done?' he asked rhetorically"
What part of speech is rhetorically?
Rhetorically is an adverb.

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