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poetically

poetically

5 5.3
Using beautiful words to create strong pictures in the mind
  • adverb
  • /poʊˈɛtɪkli/
  • Literature
translation icon : poéticamente
  • In his speech, he described love poetically, capturing its beauty and complexity.

The idea that it carries part of you to impale on its tree of souls was sort of poetically frightening to me.

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Examples

  • Fanon puts it more poetically: "Without a Negro past, without a Negro future, I could not live my Negrohood."

    Academic text (1994)
  • In this way, the "lungs of the economy," poetically mentioned by a miller in Ndouci, could breathe more deeply.

    Academic text (2009)
  • And as they say, sort of poetically, students do not leave their rights at the school door.

  • And if you want to think about it poetically, we are connected to each other as humans and to the planet through the toilet.

  • More poetically than even I could have hoped.

  • But I think it does something, poetically and emotionally, for our understanding of Briony, that I think is really, really important.

  • It is so poetically beautiful the way that this woman can put feelings in admiration for somebody into words such as these.

  • Dante uses the idea of fatherhood poetically as a central principle of order.

    Academic text (1991)
  • But given the reality Olalquiaga describes, this dizzying pace seems poetically appropriate.

    Academic text (1996)
  • No one waxes more elegantly or poetically on the joys, pleasures, and indeed the challenges of reading.

    Blog text (30)

Synonyms

beautifully
vspoetically
233 1.0

In a way that looks or sounds very nice

uses more imaginative image rich language beyond plain beauty
creatively
vspoetically
41 3.5

In a way that uses new ideas to make things or solve problems

has the special quality of verse and figurative language
elegantly
vspoetically
22 3.9

In a graceful and stylish way

focuses on imaginative language rather than neat refined style
artistically
vspoetically
19 3.9

In a way that shows skill and creativity in art

focuses more on language shaped like verse
lyrically
vspoetically
7 5.1

In a way that shows strong feeling like a poem

is closer to verse that uses vivid imagery
artfully
vspoetically
7 5.7

In a creative, skillful way that shows careful planning

leans more toward expressive imagery used in verse
gorgeously
vspoetically
5 3.5

In a very beautiful and impressive way

is more about imaginative phrasing than grand visual splendour
imaginatively
vspoetically
2 4.1

In a creative way that uses new ideas

is more specifically like verse using imaginative language
colorfully
vspoetically
  • US
1 3.4

To speak or write in a vivid way that makes stories feel alive

is more like verse that uses figurative and musical wording
picturesquely
vspoetically
1 7.2

In a way that makes a place look like a painting

emphasizes imaginative sound and rhythm rather than only visual detail

Antonyms

1 7.9

In a plain, ordinary way without imagination

How Poetic

sublimely
  • Literature
3 6.8
lyrically
7 5.1
poetically
  • Literature
5 5.3
expressively
1 3.7
simply
110 1.0
plainly
68 1.8

Surface Forms

poetically positive
poeticaler comparative
poeticalest superlative

Morphology

poetically = poetic (transparent) = poet + ic + ally

Formed by adding a regular adverbial suffix to 'poetic', yielding the expected meaning 'in a poetic manner'.

Etymology

The word poetically comes from poet, which comes from the Greek poietes meaning 'maker' or 'author'. So, to speak or write poetically is to 'make' words in a beautiful, imaginative way, like someone who writes poetry.