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poetic

[poh-et-ik]

adjective

  1. possessing the qualities or charm of poetry.

    poetic descriptions of nature.

  2. of or relating to a poet or poets.

  3. characteristic of or befitting a poet.

    poetic feeling; poetic insight.

  4. endowed with the faculty or feeling of a poet.

    a poetic eulogist.

  5. having or showing the sensibility of a poet.

    a poetic lover.

  6. of or relating to poetry.

    poetic literature.

  7. of the nature of or resembling poetry.

    a poetic composition; poetic drama; poetic imagination.

  8. celebrated in poetry, as a place.

  9. providing a subject for poetry.

  10. of or relating to literature in verse form.



noun

  1. poetics.

poetic

/ əʊˈɛɪ /

adjective

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • poetically adverb
  • antipoetical adjective
  • antipoetically adverb
  • nonpoetic adjective
  • prepoetic adjective
  • prepoetical adjective
  • pseudopoetic adjective
  • pseudopoetical adjective
  • quasi-poetic adjective
  • quasi-poetical adjective
  • quasi-poetically adverb
  • unpoetic adjective
  • unpoetical adjective
  • unpoetically adverb
  • ˈپ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of poetic1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin ŧپܲ, from Greek Ǿŧپó; equivalent to poet + -ic
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Cromwell’s journey to Tower Hill is, in its way, poetic justice.

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How poetic this year gave him the chance to complete the circle of his Giro story.

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Well, let's consider the story of DMS on Earth, a story of the strange and poetic ways life appears and reappears in different guises — and with different scents.

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Tremulous vocals curl around the music like smoke, as the 24-year-old, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, traces poetic stories of romantic exploration and broken hearts.

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His writing remains mobile, poetic, and deeply human.

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