as in poetic
having qualities suggestive of poetry
love letters that were filled with poetical phrases
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Recent Examples of poetical
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.
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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
And Davies’ approach has always been more poetical than technical.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
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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
And Davies’ approach has always been more poetical than technical.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetical
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Gently narrated in an authentically childlike, poetic voice, Faith is illustrated by Mokshini with lush colors and dreamy, sweeping acrylic and watercolor reminiscent of the artwork in Madeline books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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Etienne Racine – Solo Exhibition Canadian street photographer Etienne Racine brings a raw, poetic edge to Arles with striking black-and-white images pasted throughout the city and in his gallery show.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Jeanette Winterson, The Passion Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this lyrical novel follows a French soldier who cooks for Napoleon and a Venetian woman who steals hearts—sometimes literally.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Despite the lyrical intensity, Offset is fine with the aftermath of it all.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Irrational violence and lyric visions erupt in lacerating, supremely elegant prose that’s also genuinely funny at times.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Starting with singer Michael Hutchence, all the band members held up and subsequently dropped lyric cards in sequence.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025
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“Poetical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetical. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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