fugal

[ fyoo-guhl ]

adjective

, Music.

1. of or relating to a fugue, or composed in the style of a fugue.

ˈfugal

/ ˈfjuːɡəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or in the style of a fugue

Derived Forms

• ˈfugally, adverb

Other Words From

• fugal·ly adverb
• un·fugal adjective
• un·fugal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of fugal¹

First recorded in 1850–55; fugue + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Without strictly mirroring the musical voices, the eclectic choreography mimics fugal form.

From New York Times

Valley fever is a fugal lung infection caused by coccidioides organisms.

From Washington Times

In the fugal passages, where the specter of Bach flickers through, he showed a patient eye for the overarching structure.

From New York Times

The fugal master of the age, and probably all time, was another German.

From Economist

Certainly in the last sonata, with its otherworldly slow movement and fugal Finale, he imagined a piano yet to be invented that would have been able to equal in volume and expression to the cello.

From Los Angeles Times