as in poetic
having qualities suggestive of poetry
love letters that were filled with poetical phrases
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James Connolly once said that no revolutionary movement is complete without its poetical expression.
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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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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 Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poetical. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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