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adjective Also, po·et·i·cal.

possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.

of or pertaining to a poet or poets.

characteristic of or befitting a poet: poetic feeling; poetic insight.

endowed with the faculty or feeling of a poet: a poetic eulogist.

having or showing the sensibility of a poet: a poetic lover.

of or pertaining to poetry: poetic literature.

of the nature of or resembling poetry: a poetic composition; poetic drama; poetic imagination.

celebrated in poetry, as a place.

providing a subject for poetry.

10.

of or pertaining to literature in verse form.

noun

11.

poetics.

Origin:
1520–30; < Latin poēticus < Greek poiētikós. See poet, -ic

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

pre·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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poetic or poetical (pəʊˈɛtɪk)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to poetry
2.	characteristic of poetry, as in being elevated, sublime, etc
3.	characteristic of a poet
4.	recounted in verse

poetical or poetical

—*adj*

po'etically or poetical

—*adv*

poetics (pəʊˈɛtɪks)

—n
1.	the principles and forms of poetry or the study of these, esp as a form of literary criticism
2.	a treatise on poetry

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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.