as in poetic
having qualities suggestive of poetry
love letters that were filled with poetical phrases
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Recent Examples of poetical
In addition, for this film, drinking heart blood had physical, poetical appeal.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
For armchair travelers and avid trip planners alike, Wine & Travel Italy evokes the spirit of Bel Paese (Beautiful Country), the popular poetical appellative for Italy.
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
There is a real dangerous poetical syndrome sweeping America that must be cured.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2024
After all these years, your name still lights a flame in the poetical mind — to set those two syllables to rhyme, to music, to anything!
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
For armchair travelers and avid trip planners alike, Wine & Travel Italy evokes the spirit of Bel Paese (Beautiful Country), the popular poetical appellative for Italy.
—Laura Manske, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
There is a real dangerous poetical syndrome sweeping America that must be cured.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2024
After all these years, your name still lights a flame in the poetical mind — to set those two syllables to rhyme, to music, to anything!
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetical
Adjective
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Although embedded in spectacle culture, these events occasionally presented the possibility of truly poetic clashes between languages and artistic traditions—what Glissant calls an éclat, collisions that create sparks of novelty.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Nakamura might be just the right antidote to business as usual, a designer capable of giving a crucial community space its own quietly poetic identity.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Written by Italian playwright Stefano Massini as an epic poem and adapted for the stage by Ben Power, the play’s language is lyrical and gorgeously descriptive.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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David George Haskell is a biologist acclaimed for his lyrical explorations of the living world.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Mar. 2026
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The music video clip, as well as the lyric video, feature photos of McCartney in his younger years, including some with Lennon.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The company has also rolled out machine-learning tools such as lyric translation and pronunciation features.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Poetical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetical. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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