Variant form of antipoetic; opposing or rejecting the qualities, conventions, or spirit of poetry.
From 'anti-' plus 'poetical.' This form is less common than 'antipoetic' but serves the same purpose in formal or academic contexts.
When critics called a poem 'antipoetical,' they weren't always insulting it—modernist poets wore the label proudly, seeing it as freedom from outdated rules!
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