poetic

[ poh-et-ik ]

/ poʊˈɛt ɪk /

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adjective Also po·et·i·cal.

possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.

of or relating to a poet or poets.

characteristic of or befitting a poet: poetic feeling; poetic insight.

endowed with the faculty or feeling of a poet: a poetic eulogist.

having or showing the sensibility of a poet: a poetic lover.

of or relating to poetry: poetic literature.

of the nature of or resembling poetry: a poetic composition; poetic drama; poetic imagination.

celebrated in poetry, as a place.

providing a subject for poetry.

of or relating to literature in verse form.

noun

poetics.

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Origin of poetic

1520–30; <Latin poēticus<Greek poiētikós.See poet, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM poetic

po·et·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·po·et·i·cal, adjectivean·ti·po·et·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·po·et·ic, adjective

pre·po·et·ic, adjectivepre·po·et·i·cal, adjectivepseu·do·po·et·ic, adjectivepseu·do·po·et·i·cal, adjectivequa·si-po·et·ic, adjectivequa·si-po·et·i·cal, adjectivequa·si-po·et·i·cal·ly, adverbun·po·et·ic, adjectiveun·po·et·i·cal, adjectiveun·po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Example sentences from the Web for poetic

The paper was written on the topic, "Milton's Poetical Achievement."
My Eulogy for My Father, Murray Frum|David Frum|May 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Classical allusions, poetical turns of phrase, antique diction, recondite words.
David's Book Club: The Souls of Black Folk|David Frum|May 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
No beauties, poetical or musical, have been passed down to us from any actual man called Orpheus.
Ann Wroe’s ‘Orpheus’: Why the Mythological Muse Haunts Us|Ann Wroe|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
His words were purposeful, almost business-like, with the tautest of poetical flourishes.
9/11 in Reverse|Tina Brown|January 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The etchings on the plates to The Poetical Magazine were worked fairly away and renewed.
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. First Volume|Joseph Grego
Now we must understand "fifty wykes" to be a poetical expression for a year.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
For poetical charm the first place is to be assigned to the Egyptian, Hebrew, and Hindu hymns.
Introduction to the History of Religions|Crawford Howell Toy
He was young, unmarried and a poet; and this certainly was not a poetical incident.
Flora Lyndsay|Susan Moodie
Mrs. Howarth possesses the poetical talent of the Irish race.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864|Various

British Dictionary definitions for poetic

poetic

poetical

/ (pəʊˈɛtɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to poetry

characteristic of poetry, as in being elevated, sublime, etc

characteristic of a poet

recounted in verse

Derived forms of poetic

poetically, adverb

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noun

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poetical

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