fugal

[ fyoo-guhl ]

adjectiveMusic.
  1. of or relating to a fugue, or composed in the style of a fugue.

Origin of fugal

1
First recorded in 1850–55; fugue + -al1

Other words from fugal

  • fu·gal·ly, adverb
  • un·fu·gal, adjective
  • un·fu·gal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby fugal

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How to use fugal in a sentence

  • The nephew decided in favor of both, while I expressed a desire to see the fugal theme worked out for the purpose mentioned.

  • Foerstemann seems to take this as the stem on which is formed fugal, fowl, bird.

    Surnames as a Science | Robert Ferguson
  • First one commencing with chords, after which, fugal imitation.

    The Pianoforte Sonata | J.S. Shedlock
  • And, besides, Kuhnau prided himself on the fugal character of his sonatas.

    The Pianoforte Sonata | J.S. Shedlock
  • One cannot imagine such a history done in the strained phrases of Meredith or the fugal manner of Henry James.

    A Book of Prefaces | H. L. Mencken

British Dictionary definitions for fugal

fugal

/ (ˈfjuːɡəl) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or in the style of a fugue

Derived forms of fugal

  • fugally, adverb

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