biographical

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

adjective

of or pertaining to a person's life:

He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.

pertaining to or containing biography:

a biographical dictionary.

Also, biographic.

Origin

Related 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

Examples from the web for biographical

How such transformations happen is a mystery that biographical details alone cannot explain.
There's a lot of worthy biographical information in this paper.
Click on the reference desk to access census data, almanacs, biographical dictionaries and encyclopedias.
The photos, which you can see in this gallery, come with brief biographical sketches of the fridge owners.
In between the social and historical dramas are the popular sketch comedy shows and biographical series.
To protect the privacy of his subjects, he says, he resorts to pseudonyms and alters biographical details.
But even here a simple trivial piece of biographical data can be confused and transmitted in error.
Thirteen wry biographical essays about people, once famous, who have disappeared from memory.
While on board the plane or ship, you may be asked to fill out a form detailing your biographical and travel information.
Given that he paints his own flesh and blood with such stark realism, the biographical airbrushing jars.

Word Origin and History for biographical

adj.

1738; see biography + -ical. Related: Biographically.