biographical

American

[bahy-uh-graf-i-kuhl] / ˌbaɪ əˈgræf ɪ kəl /

Also biographic

adjective

of or relating to a person's life.

He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
pertaining to or containing biography.

a biographical dictionary.

Other Word Forms

biographically adverb
nonbiographical adjective
nonbiographically adverb
pseudobiographic adjective
pseudobiographical adjective
pseudobiographically adverb
quasi-biographical adjective
quasi-biographically adverb
semibiographic adjective
semibiographical adjective
semibiographically adverb
unbiographical adjective
unbiographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of biographical

First recorded in 1730–40; biograph(y) + -ical

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Her achievements became widely known only in 2018, when she was 87 and mentioned in a biographical note for her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, that she had been part of a GPS-development team.

From The Wall Street Journal

A woman with matching biographical details was among several alleged Epstein victims who filed a civil lawsuit against his estate in 2019.

From BBC

Wildly different genres will compete for that award, which pits "Hamnet" against commercial success "Bridget Jones, Mad About the Boy" and biographical film "I Swear".

From Barron's

The new display features a stark image by White House photographer Daniel Torok with minimal context, a contrast to other presidents’ portraits, which still include fuller biographical captions.

From Salon

Pekingologists, who conduct “biographical analysis” aimed at mapping out likely ties between officials, have noted that a number of people who once worked closely with Ma have been placed under investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023