rhythmical

[ rith-mi-kuhl ]

/ ˈrɪð mɪ kəl /

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adjective

periodic, as motion, or a drumbeat.

having a flowing rhythm.

of or relating to rhythm: an excellent rhythmical sense.

Origin of rhythmical

First recorded in 1560–70; rhythmic + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM rhythmical

rhyth·mi·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·rhyth·mi·cal, adjectivehy·per·rhyth·mi·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·rhyth·mi·cal·ness, noun

non·rhyth·mi·cal, adjectivenon·rhyth·mi·cal·ly, adverbsem·i·rhyth·mi·cal, adjectivesem·i·rhyth·mi·cal·ly, adverbun·rhyth·mi·cal, adjectiveun·rhyth·mi·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby rhythmical

Rhys, rhythm, rhythm-and-blues, rhythm band, rhythmic, rhythmical, rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmicity, rhythmics, rhythmist, rhythm method

Example sentences from the Web for rhythmical

The dramas of the Greeks and Romans were of the simplest kind, the dialogue being simple, rhythmical, and often intoned.
Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography|Albert A. Hopkins
The breaking up of these long lines (consisting of two rhythmical sections) into shorter lines is usually effected by rhyme.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper
In form it was poetical, the extract in the present case being of that rhythmical structure which was the mark of Hebrew poetry.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua|William Garden Blaikie
The rhythmical hum of the machinery told his practised ear at once that the engine was running beautifully.
The Hero of Panama|F. S. Brereton

His speeches have a freedom and a rhythmical flow which captivate the hearer.
The Contemporary Review, January 1883|Various