| ADJECTIVE | all | unrhetorical | not rhetorical |
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| Meaning | not rhetorical. | |
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| Narrower | matter-of-fact, prosaic | not fanciful or imaginative |
| plainspoken | Using simple and direct language | |
| See also | informal | Used of spoken and written language |
| literal | Limited to the explicit meaning / meaning of a word or text | |
| plain | not elaborate or elaborated | |
| Opposite | rhetorical | Given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought |
| Spanish | poco retórico | |
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