adj.
Pronunciation: -ti-k ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 : POETIC
2 : being beyond or above the truth of history or nature : IDEALIZED <had poetical ideas about love>
– po · et · i · cal · ly \ -k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– po · et · i · cal · ness \ -ti-k ə l-n ə s \ noun