Poetical

Poetical
Poetic Po*et"ic, Poetical Po*et"ic*al, a. [L. po["e]ticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. po['e]tiquee.] 1. Of or pertaining to poetry; suitable for poetry, or for writing poetry; as, poetic talent, theme, work, sentiments. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Expressed in metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or the rhythmical quality of poetry; as, a poetical composition; poetical prose. [1913 Webster]

{Poetic license}. See {License}, n., 4. [1913 Webster]


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  • poetical — [pō et′i kəl] adj. POETIC poetically adv. * * * po·et·i·cal (pō ĕtʹĭ kəl) adj. 1. Poetic. 2. Fancifully depicted or embellished; idealized.   po·etʹi·cal·ly adv. po·etʹi·cal·ness or po·et i·calʹi·ty ( kălʹĭ tē) n. * * * …   Universalium

  • poetical — [pō et′i kəl] adj. POETIC poetically adv …   English World dictionary

  • poetical — [[t]poʊe̱tɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Poetical means the same as poetic. ...a work of real merit and genuine poetical feeling …   English dictionary

  • poetical — poetic, poetical In general, poetic is the more common word, but choice is often dependent on personal preference or on sentence rhythm. There are, however, a few fixed expressions, e.g. the poetical works of, poetic justice, poetic licence …   Modern English usage

  • poetical — adjective Date: 14th century 1. poetic 2. being beyond or above the truth of history or nature ; idealized < had poetical ideas about love > • poetically adverb • poeticalness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • poetical — poetic UK [pəʊˈetɪk] / US [poʊˈetɪk] or poetical UK [pəʊˈetɪk(ə)l] / US [poʊˈetɪk(ə)l] adjective * 1) expressing ideas in a very sensitive way and with great beauty or imagination Critics are raving about Sokurov s poetic new film. 2) connected… …   English dictionary

  • poetical — adjective a) of or pertaining to poetry, suitable for poetry, or for writing poetry. b) expressed in metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or the rhythmical quality of poetry …   Wiktionary

  • poetical — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of poetry: lyric, poetic. See WORDS …   English dictionary for students

  • poetical — pəʊ etɪkl adj. of poetry; lyrical; having the qualities of a poem …   English contemporary dictionary

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