"poetical" meaning in English

See poetical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /poʊˈɛtɪkl̩/ [General-American], /pəʊˈɛtɪkl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more poetical [comparative], most poetical [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English poetical, possibly equivalent to poet + -ical. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|poetical}} Middle English poetical, {{suffix|en|poet|ical}} poet + -ical Head templates: {{en-adj}} poetical (comparative more poetical, superlative most poetical)
  1. Synonym of poetic. Synonyms: poetic [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: poetical justice
    Sense id: en-poetical-en-adj-y3L7lWGo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ical

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