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

The district website does not provide biographical information about the school board members, and none of the three incumbents have campaign websites or promotional materials on social media. —Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025

Desir-Johnson plays the titular role in the biographical film drama based on Sarah Rector’s fight for her oil wealth. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025

These men provide real color to Scorsese’s biographical details, like how his asthma led his father to take him to movie theaters for the air-conditioning, helping spark the filmmaker’s early love of cinema. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025

During the show’s run, Malek also portrayed the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in the 2018 biographical drama Bohemian Rhapsody. —Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025

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