poetical
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His colleague in this translation was the eminent Assyriologist Jacob Dahl, who lends historical authority to Mr. Armitage’s poetical gifts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Before her, I'd scribe satirical or poetical critiques that had the power to gut some of the toughest people walking the planet.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2023
A portrait of James Russell Lowell, his overpraised poetical antecedent, was hung proudly in his study.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
But inspiration that even another artist can hear, and a painter can listen to and paint his greatest painting because of the poetical words that’s passing through his mind.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2022
It is an example of what is called poetical language.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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