biographical
Americanadjective
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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.
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
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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
Because there is such scant biographical information available, this is especially valuable and endearing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
"It's incredibly interesting, from a biographical, personal and psychological perspective," he said.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026
Naively I thought that he himself would make a good model for a biographical sketch.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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