Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Expressing deep personal emotion or observations.
- adjective Highly enthusiastic; rhapsodic.
- adjective Lyric.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
lyric .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Appropriate for or suggestive of
singing . - adjective Expressive of
emotion .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective suitable for or suggestive of singing
- adjective expressing deep emotion
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Examples
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Told in lyrical Jacobeanesque dialect, the stories are striking for their language and their originality.
sfawardswatch: Tiptree Winners Announced sfawardswatch 2010
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Told in lyrical Jacobeanesque dialect, the stories are striking for their language and their originality.
Tiptree Winners Announced sfawardswatch 2010
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Stokes's projects often culminate in short, lyrical films.
Artist of the week 114: Matt Stokes Skye Sherwin 2010
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As the bottles get tossed about, the tasters are treated to a rehearsed history of the winery in lyrical form, thanking Coca-Cola profusely for suing Bully Hill in its early years which helped to help boost sales and name recognition.
LENNDEVOURS: 2007
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As the bottles get tossed about, the tasters are treated to a rehearsed history of the winery in lyrical form, thanking Coca-Cola profusely for suing Bully Hill in its early years which helped to help boost sales and name recognition.
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Written in lyrical, accessible prose, Talking Hands will captivate anyone interested in language, the human mind and journeys to exotic places.
Talking Hands: Summary and book reviews of Talking Hands by Margalit Fox. 2007
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Some people, y'know, are better face to face with, over a few drinks, waxin 'lyrical about this that or t'other in a semi-sober state.
Out With The New Hal Duncan 2007
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It's a deeply felt and authentic book written in lyrical and compelling language, telling a universal story about mothers and daughters.
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"Totally In Love" takes the D into new territory, both in lyrical content and sonically too, where the music comes close to unbelievably catchy, with background vocals and production duties fulfilled by Phiiliip.
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"Totally In Love" takes the D into new territory, both in lyrical content and sonically too, where the music comes close to unbelievably catchy, with background vocals and production duties fulfilled by Phiiliip.
lyric commented on the word lyrical
i always wanted to wax poetic with a pickle. now i know how. thanks!
May 6, 2008