Meaning & use
Poetically
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In a manner characteristic of poetry; with imaginative, expressive, or lyrical quality.
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She described the sunset so poetically that everyone fell silent.
It was poetically fitting that the reunion took place exactly where they had first met.
A note on using this word
Often used in the phrase 'poetically speaking' to introduce a figurative or symbolic way of looking at something.
Words with a similar meaning
lyricallyexpressively
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Words with an opposite meaning
prosaicallyliterally
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