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

By then, theater founder Jackie Taylor’s BET had settled into its longtime mode of paying tribute to great recording artists by including their songs within a biographical story and then hiring often knockout young talent to perform the music. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025

The two starred in the 2001 biographical drama Iris, playing the titular character at different stages in the journalist's life. —Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 19 June 2025

On Saturday, the North Dakota Legislature’s staff agency removed lawmakers’ addresses from their biographical webpages, Legislative Council Director John Bjornson told The Associated Press. —Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 17 June 2025

Heaps saw the biographical storytelling of how Oakland Athletics’ general manager Billy Beane used sabermetrics to overcome a small payroll and build a highly successful baseball roster. —Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 13 June 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