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poetical

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po·et·i·cal  (p-t-kl)
adj.
1. Poetic.
2. Fancifully depicted or embellished; idealized.
po·eti·cal·ly adv.
po·eti·cal·ness, po·eti·cali·ty (-kl-t) n.
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Adj.1.poetical - of or relating to poetry; "poetic works"; "a poetic romance"
poetic
2.poetical - characteristic of or befitting poetry; "poetic diction"
poetic
rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"
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poetical [pəʊˈetɪkəl] ADJ → poético


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All the members of that family, especially the feminine half, were pictured by him, as it were, wrapped about with a mysterious poetical veil, and he not only perceived no defects whatever in them, but under the poetical veil that shrouded them he assumed the existence of the loftiest sentiments and every possible perfection.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Nietzsche tells us here, in a poetical form, how deeply grieved he was by the manifold misinterpretations and misunderstandings which were becoming rife concerning his publications.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
This madcap quest of mine, was it not understood between us from the beginning to be a fantastic whim, a poetical wild-goose chase, conceived entirely as an excuse for being some time in each other's company?
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