poetic

 
Pronunciation: /pəʊˈɛtɪk/

adjective

  • relating to or used in poetry: the muse is a poetic convention
  • written in verse rather than prose: a poetic drama
  • having an imaginative or sensitively emotional style of expression: the orchestral playing was colourful and poetic

Derivatives

poetical

adjective

poetically

adverb

Origin:

mid 16th century: from French poétique, from Latin poeticus 'poetic, relating to poets', from Greek po(i)ētikos, from po(i)ētēs (see poet)