Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a poetical sense or manner; according to the laws of poetry.
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- adverb In a poetic manner.
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- adverb In a
poetic manner.
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- adverb in a poetic manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is remarked by Watts that there is scarcely a happy combination of words, or a phrase poetically elegant in the English language, which Pope has not inserted into his version of Homer.
Lives of the English Poets: Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope Johnson, Samuel 1891
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It is remarked by Watts that there is scarcely a happy combination of words, or a phrase poetically elegant in the English language, which Pope has not inserted into his version of Homer.
Lives of the English Poets : Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Pope Samuel Johnson 1746
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It is remarked by Watts, that there is scarcely a happy combination of words, or a phrase poetically elegant, in the English language, which
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Samuel Johnson 1746
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I have been trying - and not always 'poetically' - to posit that intelligence is a function that involves beings in relative place and time 'accessing', for lack of a better word, the space/field/infinity quotient that contains/permeates all matter, including chemicals and their processes.
Telic Thoughts 2009
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This program, called, “Teikei” poetically translates to, “the farmer’s face on it,” though a more literal translation is “cooperation” or “partnership.”
Tigers & Strawberries » Community Supported Agriculture 2005
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It is called poetically leghma, “tears” of the dates.
Travels in Morocco 2003
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Mr. Cresta Morris wore white collars and beautiful ties, had a large gold watch-chain over what the French call poetically a _gilet de fantasie_, but which he, in his own homely fashion, described as a "fancy weskit."
Bones in London Edgar Wallace 1903
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[...] 12th, 2006 by Angela Natividad · No Comments ‘Iconistan,’ a term poetically coined by Sphere CEO Tony Conrad, is the social newscluster that lives on your blog.
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I'm not about to say here that everyone should write transparently any more than everyone should write "poetically" (wait for it, I'll be taking issue with these terms later.)
SeeLight: 2006
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I'm not about to say here that everyone should write transparently any more than everyone should write "poetically" (wait for it, I'll be taking issue with these terms later.)
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