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

DiCaprio played business tycoon Howard Hughes in the biographical drama and earned an Oscar nomination for best actor. —Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025

Newcomer Jeff Ross: Take A Banana For The Ride, the comedian’s one-man biographical show, was still finding its legs at the Nederlander. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025

Who’s Who in America® remains an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms worldwide. —Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025

In the biographical drama, Henson plays Katherine Johnson, one of three female Black mathematicians working at NASA during the space race — alongside Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe). —Lauren Huff, EW.com, 6 Aug. 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