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 post even garnered a series of blue heart emojis from Troye Sivan, Kidman’s costar in the 2018 biographical drama Boy Erased. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Next, Irvin made the biographical film Champions (1984) starring John Hurt, then Turtle Diary (1985), adapted for the screen by Harold Pinter and starring Ben Kingsley, Glenda Jackson and Michael Gambon. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

And, as a blend of both an epic and small-scale film, Currents will screen Mariano Llinás’ 330-minute biographical Life of Jorge Luis Borges. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

The announcers revealed the kinds of small biographical details familiar to anyone who has watched the Olympics, attempting to humanize the athletes by highlighting their love of macaroni and cheese, Greek mythology, or Legos. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 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