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

Juno Films has acquired North American rights to Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard’s experimental biographical film The Extraordinary Miss Flower. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

The system begins to treat biographical information as identity code. — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Garner has been attached to play Madonna in an official biographical film project for years, though the movie remains a work in progress. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Since her death, Wuornos’ story has been told and retold numerous times in popular culture, most notably in the 2003 biographical crime drama Monster, starring Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci as Wuornos and Moore, respectively. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 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