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
Her description of it — and what came of it — was as poetical and fulsome as her stage roles.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 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
A portrait of James Russell Lowell, his overpraised poetical antecedent, was hung proudly in his study.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2022
San Piedro had too a brand of verdant beauty that inclined its residents toward the poetical.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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