Biographical
/ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl/
adjectiveIntermediate📊CommonDescriptive
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Definitions
1
Concerning or relating to the details of a person's life.
/ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl/
adjectiveneutralIntermediate
Descriptive
Relating to a biography or the life of a person.
The film offered a biographical account of the artist's struggles.
💡 Simply: Describing someone's life story.
More Examples
2
He provided a detailed biographical sketch of his subject.
How It's Used
Literary
"She wrote a biographical novel about her grandmother's life."
Historical
"The biographical details provided in the letter were fascinating."
From "biography" + "-al". "Biography" itself comes from Greek "bios" (life) and "graphein" (to write).
The usage of 'biographical' has increased with the rise of biographies as a popular literary form.
Memory tip
Think 'bio' (life) + 'graphical' (described).
Word Origin
LanguageGreek
Original meaning
"bios (life) + graphein (to write)"
Base: biography
biographical detailsbiographical informationbiographical novelbiographical sketch
Common misspellings
biograhicalbiographcalbiografical
Practice
Usage
20%Spoken
80%Written