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aesthetical

American  
[es-thet-i-kuhl, ees-] / ɛsˈθɛt ɪ kəl, is- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to aesthetics.


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Etymology

Origin of aesthetical

First recorded in 1790–1800; see origin at aesthetic, -al 1

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Our ecosystems provide us with food, medicine, clean air and water, recreation, and spiritual and aesthetical inspiration.

From Textbooks Sep. 6, 2018

I study their shapes and behaviors and connect them to my conceptual and aesthetical concerns.

From Washington Post

"A lot of people at first thought that industrial design dealt with superficial aesthetical things, with shape," says Professor Herbert Lindinger of the Technical University of Hannover.

From Time Magazine Archive

But their "Revolutionism" is purely aesthetical and is conspicuously empty of ideas.

From Tales of the Wilderness by Pilniak, Boris

Fra Ambrogio, having discoursed upon the spiritual doctrines of S. Paul's Epistles, was at liberty to turn an attentive ear to purely aesthetical speculations.

From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Symonds, John Addington

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