Meanings
comparative more poetical · superlative most poetical
- 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 IVSynonyms: poetic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of poetic.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to poetry
adjectivecharacteristic of or befitting poetry
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Origin
- Middle Englishpoetical
- Englishpoetical
From Middle English poetical, possibly equivalent to poet + -ical.
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poetical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poetical
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