poetic
Americanadjective
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possessing the qualities or charm of poetry.
poetic descriptions of nature.
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characteristic of or befitting a poet.
poetic feeling; poetic insight.
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endowed with the faculty or feeling of a poet.
a poetic eulogist.
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having or showing the sensibility of a poet.
a poetic lover.
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of or relating to poetry.
poetic literature.
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of the nature of or resembling poetry.
a poetic composition; poetic drama; poetic imagination.
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celebrated in poetry, as a place.
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providing a subject for poetry.
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of or relating to literature in verse form.
noun
adjective
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of or relating to poetry
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characteristic of poetry, as in being elevated, sublime, etc
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characteristic of a poet
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recounted in verse
Other Word Forms
- antipoetical adjective
- antipoetically adverb
- nonpoetic adjective
- poetically adverb
- prepoetic adjective
- prepoetical adjective
- pseudopoetic adjective
- pseudopoetical adjective
- quasi-poetic adjective
- quasi-poetical adjective
- quasi-poetically adverb
- unpoetic adjective
- unpoetical adjective
- unpoetically adverb
Etymology
Origin of poetic
First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin poēticus, from Greek poiētikós; equivalent to poet + -ic
Example Sentences
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As every guy in his late 50s who waxes poetic about the way things used to be, any time I get the opportunity to do that again, I’m going to take it.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Tallent mixes climbing terminology with poetic embellishments to evoke the sport’s risks and triumphs.
It is also nothing short of visually poetic, which might seem strange, since it is about its author going blind.
But, with one poetic exception, these explorations are little more than uninspired opportunities for these “sons” to display their fine schooling.
There’s something so very poetic and moving about the way Skarsgård phrases the collective experience we’re lucky to have when we go to the movies.
From Salon
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