biographical

adjective

bio·​graph·​i·​cal ˌbī-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl 

variants or less commonly biographic

ˌbī-ə-ˈgra-fik 

1

: of, relating to, or constituting biography

2

: consisting of biographies

a biographical dictionary

3

: relating to a list briefly identifying persons

biographical notes

biographically

ˌbī-ə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of biographical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That is where her finance background becomes more than biographical colour, too. — Lela London, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

This again is where that biographical approach really is important. — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 24 June 2026

As ever in your fiction, your narrator, while a fictional creation, shares certain biographical details with you. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

The bill includes exclusions for news, documentary and sports, as well as biographical works, or for purposes of comment, criticism, or parody, among others. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for biographical

• autobiographical
• biogeographical
• epigraphical
• ethnographical
• geographical
• petrographical
• stratigraphical
• topographical
• typographical
• graphical
• historiographical
• iconographical