fugal

adjective

fu·​gal ˈfyü-gəl How to pronounce fugal (audio)
: of, relating to, or being in the style of a musical fugue
fugally
ˈfyü-gə-lē How to pronounce fugal (audio)
adverb

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The finale mixes frenzied scurries, quasi chicken cluckings and virtuoso fugal writing. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 27 May 2023 But Sir John finally accepts his well-deserved comeuppance, and all is put to rights in that fugal finale. — Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fugal was in 1854

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“Fugal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fugal. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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