poetic

• DICENDO IVRA.= The plural is poetic, the standard phrase being ius dicere_: OLD ius2 4b cites Livy III 52 6 alone for the plural 17-26.= Ovid lists in order of ascending importance some of the activities Pompeius as consul might be engaged in, starting with the hearing of lawsuits and ending with visits to the imperial family. —  The Last Poems of Ovid
• This fantastic poem is remarkable as having been the production of this man, and it might be defined as the poetic counterpart of Macchiavelli's "Prince." —  Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day
• It is the practical Chopin I am interested in nowadays, not the poetic--for the latter quality will always take care of itself Primarily among the practical considerations of the Chopin music is the patent fact that only a certain section of his music is studied in private and played in public. —  Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques
• His nature was affectionate and poetic, and he was a deep thinker. —  Correggio A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation
• The use of the term "devil" merely as the poetic or ethical personification of the seductive influences of the world is the fruit of theological speculation neither originated nor adopted by the Jewish prophets or by the Christian apostles. —  The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms

Used in the Same Context