biographical

Also bi·o·graph·ic

[bahy-uh-graf-i-kuhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to a person's life.

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

2. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of biographical¹

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

Example Sentences

But when presented with Minguela’s biographical information Monday, the department said he had been arrested because he overstayed his visa — a civil, not criminal, offense.

From Los Angeles Times

His opponent, then-Vice President Kamala Harris, has spoken often about working at McDonald’s while putting herself through college at Howard University — a biographical detail meant to root her in the reality of American labor.

From Salon

But no biographical texts emerged for several hundred years after his death.

From Los Angeles Times

Migrants could use the app once they reached Mexican soil to schedule appointments with U.S. authorities at legal ports of entry to present their bids for asylum and provide biographical information for screening.

From Los Angeles Times

I won’t belabor the biographical details except to note that from his debarment in 1989 till his death in 2024, Rose tirelessly lobbied for reinstatement, and each time, the commissioner refused.

From Salon