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poetical definition

po·eti·cal (pō et′i kəl)

adjective

poetic

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poetical Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • genius: Mr Walker was born with a poetical genius & one of the finest singers of the age.

Modifying Another Word

  • highly: They are highly poetical works, full of imagery which demands interpretation.
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poetical quotes

In the case of Smith, the name is so poetical that it must be anarduous and heroic matter for themanto live up to it† The name shouts poetryat you.

-Chesterton, G(ilbert) K(eith)

A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion, Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle With words and meanings.

-Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)

The Americans of all nations at any time upon the earth have probably the fullest poetical nature. The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

-Whitman,Walt(er)

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