aesthetical
UK/i:s'θetikәl/US
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Definitions
adj.
Relating to aesthetics or beauty (an older, fuller variant of 'aesthetic')
美学的;审美的(aesthetic 较古旧的变体)
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedaesthet (perception of beauty) + -ical (adj.) = the same meaning as aesthetic, just an older and less common form. In modern usage aesthetic is almost always preferred.
Root aesthet still carries 3 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The treatise discusses aesthetical theories of the eighteenth century.