Used in a Sentence

poetic

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for poetic.

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The strange, insane, recursive leaps of logic that result from this have a terrifying poetic beauty to them.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Relating to poetry.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of poetic gathered in one view.

adjective

Relating to poetry.

adjective

Characteristic of poets; romantic, imaginative, etc.

adjective

Connecting to the soul of the beholder.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for poetic.

Example sentences

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The strange, insane, recursive leaps of logic that result from this have a terrifying poetic beauty to them.

2

While at times poetic, it seems mostly banal and fake - which is astonishing considering the subject matter.

3

It would be poetic justice if EFF dedicates this money to fighting future lawsuits from CL.

4

Do you have any examples of genuine poetry—as opposed simply to lyrics using poetic structures, like rhythm and rhyme—in music?

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Any arbitrary non-negotiable position is not slavery - unless one wants to be poetic (i.e.

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This has been accompanied by the abandonment of the physical rhythmicities of speech (including rhyme) as the basis of poetic structure.

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If I gave the line any thought at all, I probably dismissed it as poetic license or something.

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Poetry (and poetic prose) really sings, really lifts off, when it gets us to connect in whatever way with what the words are pointing towards.

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Linus waxes poetic on 'rep movs' but I'd rather have something like PAL code for architecture specific optimized routines for implementing copies.

10

I'm being a little poetic and talking a little limitedly about calculus.

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Quite poetic that the snow has outlasted us...

12

I have this (obviously poetic) theory there are two kinds of people (just how most people gravitate towards either New York or LA, not both)...

Quote examples

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Without a decent definition, no-one can hope to satisfy " as opposed simply to lyrics using poetic structures, like rhythm and rhyme ".

2

So applying for "identical jobs" might have some poetic freedom in it.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use poetic in a sentence?

The strange, insane, recursive leaps of logic that result from this have a terrifying poetic beauty to them.

What does poetic mean?

Relating to poetry.

What part of speech is poetic?

poetic is commonly used as adjective.