biographical

or bi·o·graph·ic

[ bahy-uh-graf-i-kuh l or bahy-uh-graf-ik ]

/ ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl or ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪk /

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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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

Example sentences from the Web for biographical

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
Biographical details have been changed to protect his identity.
Telling My Family That I’m Leaving Again for Afghanistan|Nick Willard|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Even when the biographical subject has been dead for decades.
Brazil’s Rich Ban Biographies Via Arcane Law|Mac Margolis|November 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The biographical sketch seemed to satisfy readers that they were getting their "dope" straight on Goldfield Consolidated.
My Adventures with Your Money|George Graham Rice
This is not in any sense a biographical sketch of Robert Owen.
Socialism|John Spargo
No special biography of Leicester has yet been written except in biographical dictionaries and encyclopaedias.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4|Various
His moral essays found a counterpart in the biographical essays of the Abbé de Brantôme.
The Mystery of Francis Bacon|William T. Smedley
The century now closing has redeemed Knox from neglect, and has gathered around his name a mass of biographical material.
John Knox|A. Taylor Innes

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