Definition of METRICAL

metrical

Adjective

  • Pertaining to or composed in a system of arranged rhythm or meter.
  • based on the meter as a standard of measurement
    • "metrical equivalents"

Adjective Satellite

  • the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

Adj

  • Relating to poetic meter.
  • Having a regular rhythm.
  • Of or pertaining to measurement.

Examples

  • Her plays in Scrabble had a metrical flow, each word building upon the last with precision.

Origin / Etymology

From New Latin metricus + -al.

Synonyms

measured, metric

Scrabble Score: 12

metrical: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
metrical: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
metrical: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

metrical: valid Words With Friends Word