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poetical

Syllables: po·et·ic·alUK/pəʊˈɛtɪkl̩//poʊˈɛtɪkl̩/

poetical adjective: synonym of poetic.

Adjective

poetical (comparative more poetical, superlative most poetical)

  1. Synonym of poetic.
    • That our work, therefore, might be in no danger of being likened to the labours of these historians, we have taken every occasion of interspersing through the whole sundry similes, descriptions, and other kind of poetical embellishments.1749, Henry Fielding, chapter I, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book IV
    Synonyms:
    poetic

Synonyms of poetical

Forms of poetical

comparativemore poetical
superlativemost poetical

Origin of poetical

From Middle English poetical, possibly equivalent to poet + -ical.

Words formed from poetical

Questions about poetical

What does poetical mean?
Poetical means synonym of poetic.
What part of speech is poetical?
Poetical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce poetical?
Poetical is pronounced /poʊˈɛtɪkl̩/ (US).

Words near poetical in the dictionary

  1. poetic
  2. Poetic Edda
  3. poetic justice
  4. poetic licence
  5. poetic license
  6. poetical
  7. poetical justice
  8. poeticalities
  9. poeticality
  10. poetically
  11. poeticalness

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