Meaning

1 senses

  1. Synonym of poetic.

More definitions
  • characteristic of or befitting poetry
  • of or relating to poetry

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The poppy-covered field has become the summer's poetical landscape.

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Origin

From Middle English poetical, possibly equivalent to poet + -ical.

From Middle English poetical, possibly equivalent to poet + -ical.

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Forms

more poetical, most poetical
Comparativemore poetical Lesson
Superlativemost poetical Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
poetic
Close in meaning
  • characteristic of or befitting poetry:poetic
  • of or relating to poetry:poetic

Word family

12 related words
Relatedpoetry
Derivedantipoeticalapoeticalextrapoeticalmythopoeticalnonpoeticalpoeticalitypoetical justicepoeticallypoeticalnesssemipoeticalunpoetical

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
poemA1poetB1poetessC1poeticpoetryB1pogrompoignant
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