poetical
adjective
po·et·i·cal
pō-ˈe-ti-kəl 
1
: poetic
2
: being beyond or above the truth of history or nature : idealized
had poetical ideas about love
Examples of poetical in a Sentence
love letters that were filled with poetical phrases
Recent Examples on the Web
There is a real dangerous poetical syndrome sweeping America that must be cured.
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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
The Wingfield family’s repressions are bound to boil over, but they are lulled into stasis by Williams’ poetical eloquence.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
James Connolly once said that no revolutionary movement is complete without its poetical expression.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2023
Full of comic scenes, the novel was in marked contrast to the spare poetical prose of Ms. Pineda’s earlier novels.
—New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
The detailing of this superlative and at times poetical couture — which sparkled throughout with brocade, paillettes, sequins and gleaming silks — spoke for itself.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 24 Jan. 2023
African American communities, as well as the melancholy poetical drift of his cinematic style.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2023
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
The Wingfield family’s repressions are bound to boil over, but they are lulled into stasis by Williams’ poetical eloquence.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
James Connolly once said that no revolutionary movement is complete without its poetical expression.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2023
Full of comic scenes, the novel was in marked contrast to the spare poetical prose of Ms. Pineda’s earlier novels.
—New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
The detailing of this superlative and at times poetical couture — which sparkled throughout with brocade, paillettes, sequins and gleaming silks — spoke for itself.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 24 Jan. 2023
African American communities, as well as the melancholy poetical drift of his cinematic style.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2023
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“Poetical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poetical. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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