Poetical Meaning
/poʊˈɛtɪkl̩/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjSynonym of poetic.
Sentence Examples
The poppy-covered field has become the summer's poetical landscape.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ style of the author reminds me of traditional ballads from the 18th century.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The speech was filled with ____ imagery that elevated it far above a typical political address.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English poetical, possibly equivalent to poet + -ical.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ style of the author reminds me of traditional ballads from the 18th century.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The speech was filled with ____ imagery that elevated it far above a typical political address.