autobiographical

American  

[aw-tuh-bahy-uh-graf-i-kuhl, aw-toh-] / ˌɔ təˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl, ˌɔ toʊ- /

Also autobiographic

adjective

1. marked by or dealing with one's own experiences or life history; of or in the manner of an autobiography: an autobiographical novel.

   autobiographical material;

   an autobiographical novel.

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autobiographical British  

/ ˌɔːtəˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or concerned with one's own life

2. of or relating to an autobiography

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Other Word Forms

• autobiographically adverb
• nonautobiographical adjective
• nonautobiographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of autobiographical

First recorded in 1820–30; auto- ¹ + biographical

Example Sentences

Tanner plunges into these ostentatiously autobiographical roles, heedlessly, hectically and without a psychiatric net.

From Los Angeles Times

She went on to write a bestselling autobiographical novel, “Ruth Hall,” a rags-to-riches story about an impoverished widow who flies to fame with her newspaper column.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I don't think it's my most autobiographical work... but it's obviously a personal book," he tells me.

From BBC

These highly autobiographical works draw on her Afro-Brazilian heritage, radiate with mysticism and focus on womanhood.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I, for one, bet on science as helping us," he wrote in his 1968 personal autobiographical essay Self Portrait.

From BBC