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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 even if the moral judgment and the aesthetical judgment were both satisfied, this object would produce this effect on one and the other in quite a different way.

From Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller by Friedrich Schiller

One is painting the toasting fork in a "skim-milk blue," while another is giving aesthetical value to the Dutch oven by means of a new shade of art green.

From Dreams by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

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