autobiographical

American  

[aw-tuh-bahy-uh-graf-i-kuhl, aw-toh-] / ˌɔ təˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl, ˌɔ toʊ- /

Also autobiographic

adjective

1. marked by or dealing with one's own experiences or life history; of or in the manner of an autobiography: an autobiographical novel.

   autobiographical material;

   an autobiographical novel.

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autobiographical British  

/ ˌɔːtəˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or concerned with one's own life

2. of or relating to an autobiography

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Other Word Forms

• autobiographically adverb
• nonautobiographical adjective
• nonautobiographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of autobiographical

First recorded in 1820–30; auto- ¹ + biographical

Example Sentences

However it's not an autobiographical account of his life so he was "able to create something more objectively dramatic".

From BBC

Fern’s writing, often satirical, advocated for women’s financial independence and equality, as seen in her columns and the autobiographical novel “Ruth Hall.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Just because he’s a father and I have a father it’s autobiographical.

From Salon

In Sondheim’s body of work, Okrent searches for the autobiographical resonances that Sondheim himself mostly disdained.

From Los Angeles Times

He wrote on the side, including an autobiographical one-man play.

From The Wall Street Journal