Nearby Words
adjective Also, po·et·i·cal.
4.
endowed with the faculty or feeling of a poet: a poetic eulogist.
5.
EXPANDhaving or showing the sensibility of a poet: a poetic lover.
noun
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Poetic
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Related forms
po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·po·et·i·cal, adjective
an·ti·po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·po·et·ic, adjective
pre·po·et·ic, adjective
EXPANDpre·po·et·i·cal, adjective
pseu·do·po·et·ic, adjective
pseu·do·po·et·i·cal, adjective
qua·si-po·et·ic, adjective
qua·si-po·et·i·cal, adjective
qua·si-po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·po·et·ic, adjective
un·po·et·i·cal, adjective
un·po·et·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Example Sentences
- There is not enough flexibility in the poet's thought, music or use of the poetic line.
- Some might wax poetic and say there are monsters in the air.
- By the poetic fashion of the day, it was not natural at all.
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Word Origin & History
poetic
1530, from M.Fr. poetique, from L. poeticus, from Gk. poietikos "pertaining to poetry," lit. "creative, productive," from poietos "made," verbal adj. of poiein "to make" (see poet). Poetic justice "ideal justice as portrayed in plays and stories" is from 1679.
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