biographical

[ bahy-uh-graf-i-kuhl ]

/ ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl /

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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

pseu·do·bi·o·graph·i·cal, adjectivepseu·do·bi·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbqua·si-bi·o·graph·i·cal, adjectivequa·si-bi·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbsem·i·bi·o·graph·ic, adjectivesem·i·bi·o·graph·i·cal, adjectivesem·i·bi·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbun·bi·o·graph·i·cal, adjectiveun·bi·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby biographical

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

How to use biographical in a sentence

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
The litigation filed Wednesday included brief biographical information about the Palmas.
Firefighter sues Montgomery County over no-knock warrant he says ‘terrorized’ his family|Dan Morse|May 6, 2021|Washington Post
This biographical drama, inspired by two Brazilian works, imagines American Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Elizabeth Bishop’s relationship with then-partner, Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares, in the 1950s.
‘Reaching for the Moon’ watch party April 30|Philip Van Slooten|April 13, 2021|Washington Blade
The last time the pair worked together was Whitney Houston’s biographical documentaryWhitney.
Oprah Winfrey Documentary Coming To Apple TV+|Brande Victorian|January 14, 2021|Essence.com

Oprah Winfrey is getting her own biographical documentary and we are here for it.
Oprah Winfrey Documentary Coming To Apple TV+|Brande Victorian|January 14, 2021|Essence.com
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