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poetical

/poʊˈɛtɪkl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
po-et-ic-al
IPA
/poʊˈɛtɪkl̩/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of poetic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English poetical, possibly equivalent to poet + -ical.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /poʊˈɛtɪkl̩/
  • British English: /pəʊˈɛtɪkl̩/

Inflected Forms

more poetical (comparative) most poetical (superlative)

Derived Forms

antipoetical apoetical extrapoetical mythopoetical nonpoetical poeticality poetically poeticalness pseudopoetical semipoetical unpoetical

Phrases

poetical justice

Synonyms

poetic

Rhymes With

theoretical alphabetical heretical antithetical parenthetical

Questions

How do you pronounce poetical?
The recorded pronunciation is /poʊˈɛtɪkl̩/.
What does poetical mean?
Synonym of poetic.
Where does poetical come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce poetical

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