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
When she mailed one of her poems to George Washington, the general shared it with a friend in a letter praising Wheatley’s “great poetical Genius” and affirming it as worthy of publication.
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023
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
Full of comic scenes, the novel was in marked contrast to the spare poetical prose of Ms. Pineda’s earlier novels.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 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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