biographical

[ bahy-uh-graf-i-kuhl ]

/ ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl /

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Definition of biographical

adjective

of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.

pertaining to or containing biography: a biographical dictionary.

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Also bi·o·graph·ic

[bahy-uh-graf-ik] /ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪk/ .

Origin of biographical

First recorded in 1730–40; biograph(y) + -ical

OTHER WORDS FROM biographical

bi·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·bi·o·graph·i·cal, adjectivenon·bi·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbpseu·do·bi·o·graph·ic, adjective

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Words nearby biographical

biogeochemical cycle, biogeochemistry, biogeography, biographee, biographer, biographical, biographize, biography, biohazard, bioherm, bioindustry

How to use biographical in a sentence

A biographical note in the book even calls Fox “one of the foremost explanatory writers and literary stylists in American journalism.”
The greatest prison escape ever? ‘The Confidence Men’ tells a sensational true story.|Michael Dirda|June 16, 2021|Washington Post
This struck me as an interesting premise for a story about his life, something which adds a layer to the biographical account of his life.
Legendary activist gets his due in ‘Hating Peter Tatchell’|John Paul King|June 15, 2021|Washington Blade
Kron also wrote the biographical “Well,” a family memoir centered on the relationship of mothers and daughters, and wellness.
A mix of laughs and sadness in ‘2.5 Minute Ride’|Patrick Folliard|May 27, 2021|Washington Blade
Richards brought neurobiological perspectives to an understanding of our literary mind in an era when historical and biographical criticism was the norm, and the teaching of literature remained based on grammar and rhetoric.
The English Professor Who Foresaw Modern Neuroscience - Issue 100: Outsiders|Christopher Comer & Ashley Taggart|May 19, 2021|Nautilus

Modi’s campaign for prime minister in 2014, which relied heavily on the biographical narrative of his journey from a lowly tea-seller to the highest levels of politics, resonated with this expanding class of the upwardly mobile.
'How Can Modi Be Forgiven?' India's COVID-19 Crisis May Be Turning the Middle Class Against the Prime Minister|Nilanjana Bhowmick/New Delhi|May 7, 2021|Time
You have focused on individual events and ideas in your books about Lincoln rather than the cradle-to-grave biographical approach.
What Lincoln Could Teach Fox News|Scott Porch|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Reagan is a difficult biographical subject,” Darman acknowledged when I interviewed him recently.
How LBJ and Reagan Wrecked Our Faith in Government|Scott Porch|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Paulkovich has written nothing about himself—we have no biographical data on him.
So-Called ‘Biblical Scholar’ Says Jesus A Made-Up Myth|Candida Moss, Joel Baden|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the biographical inattention to his voluminous body of written work nonetheless has been a strange oversight.
Churchill Would Be Famous Today on the Strength of His Writing Alone|Anthony Paletta|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His method, throughout the book, is biographical, not historical.
‘The Embrace of Unreason’: How France Lost It All Between the Wars|Michael Korda|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the biographical memoir of La Bruyre, I have only stated what is known of him, which is very little.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre|Jean de La Bruyre
All these measures were important and were carefully drawn; but their merits cannot be explained in a biographical notice.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
His principal work is a Biographical Dictionary, of which several editions were printed.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Lewes's Biographical History of Philosophy has the merit of clearness, and is very interesting, but rather superficial.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
The biographical details of this period of Chopin's life have to be drawn almost wholly from his letters.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks