as in poetic
having qualities suggestive of poetry
love letters that were filled with poetical phrases
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Recent Examples of poetical
For armchair travelers and avid trip planners alike, Wine & Travel Italy evokes the spirit of Bel Paese (Beautiful Country), the popular poetical appellative for Italy.
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Laura Manske, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
There is a real dangerous poetical syndrome sweeping America that must be cured.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2024
After all these years, your name still lights a flame in the poetical mind — to set those two syllables to rhyme, to music, to anything!
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
And Davies’ approach has always been more poetical than technical.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
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Laura Manske, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
There is a real dangerous poetical syndrome sweeping America that must be cured.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2024
After all these years, your name still lights a flame in the poetical mind — to set those two syllables to rhyme, to music, to anything!
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
And Davies’ approach has always been more poetical than technical.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poetical
Adjective
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Nastia Korkia The Gold Hugo goes to a film that, in spite of very little dialogue, kept us on the edge of our seats with its powerful mise-en-scène and poetic characterizations of people and place.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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Catalina’s character is exceptionally well drawn, and the subtle, fantastic elements — unanswered phone calls, a sense of an unseen presence, intuitive impulses — lend the film a distinctive, poetic identity.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Music, instrumental or lyrical, should hover just around normal conversational levels (around 60 to 70 decibels, according to the Hearing Health Foundation).—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The result is short, lyrical narratives that aim to be enjoyable, uplifting, and emotionally instructive.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Keith Urban is setting the record straight after fans analyzed his lyric swaps post-Nicole Kidman split.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Nowadays, the musician is encouraging fans to stop reading into his lyric changes.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Poetical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetical. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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