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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Kaitlyn is a recipient of numerous awards, including a doctoral research SSHRC award and the Metatron Prize for her debut poetic novella ʔbédayine.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 Feb. 2026
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Plus, hosts Nedra Rhone, Najja Parker and DeAsia Paige share the latest on the rebrand of legendary HBCU spring break bash Orange Crush, and wax poetic on Bad Bunny’s Afro-Caribbean connections.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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With a trajectory that began more than 15 years ago as part of the famed group Habana Abierta, Larramendi demonstrates his lyrical prowess, which takes listeners through his personal and professional evolution.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2026
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Arguably the first collection of lyrical essay writing about the California desert, Austin drew on her travels through the Owens Valley and environs, covering mining, the Shoshone tribe, weather and water.—
Mark Athitakis,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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For now, Google continues to frame lyric limits as a test.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the Summer Games from 1912 to 1948, musicians, painters, and plenty of other aesthetes went brain-to-brain in events such as lyric poetry and chamber music.—
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Poetical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetical. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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