biographical

American  

[bahy-uh-graf-i-kuhl] / ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl /

Also biographic

adjective

1. of or relating to a person's life.

   He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.

2. pertaining to or containing biography.

   a biographical dictionary.

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Other Word Forms

• biographically adverb
• nonbiographical adjective
• nonbiographically adverb
• pseudobiographic adjective
• pseudobiographical adjective
• pseudobiographically adverb
• quasi-biographical adjective
• quasi-biographically adverb
• semibiographic adjective
• semibiographical adjective
• semibiographically adverb
• unbiographical adjective
• unbiographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of biographical

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

Example Sentences

Her achievements became widely known only in 2018, when she was 87 and mentioned in a biographical note for her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, that she had been part of a GPS-development team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Wildly different genres will compete for that award, which pits "Hamnet" against commercial success "Bridget Jones, Mad About the Boy" and biographical film "I Swear".

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

The new display features a stark image by White House photographer Daniel Torok with minimal context, a contrast to other presidents’ portraits, which still include fuller biographical captions.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

"It's incredibly interesting, from a biographical, personal and psychological perspective," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

I now wanted to give time to writing the book of biographical sketches I had planned.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright