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lyrical

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lyr·i·cal  (lr-kl)
adj.
1.
a. Expressing deep personal emotion or observations: a dancer's lyrical performance; a lyrical passage in his autobiography.
b. Highly enthusiastic; rhapsodic: gave a lyrical description of her experiences in the South Seas.
2. Lyric.

lyri·cal·ly adv.
lyri·cal·ness n.

lyrical
Adjective
2. enthusiastic or effusive
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lyrical - suitable for or suggestive of singing
melodic, melodious, musical - containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"
2.lyrical - expressing deep emotion; "the dancer's lyrical performance"
emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"

lyrical
Translations
lyrical [ˈlɪrɪkl] adjlírico
lyrical [ˈlɪrɪkl] adjlyrique
lyrical [ˈlɪrɪkl] lyric adjlyrisch (fig) [praise etc] → schwärmerisch
lyrical [ˈlɪrɪkl] adjlirico/a


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Now, in the first place, this censure attaches not to the poetic but to the histrionic art; for gesticulation may be equally overdone in epic recitation, as by Sosi-stratus, or in lyrical competition, as by Mnasitheus the Opuntian.
Only at rare moments of exaltation or despair do we hear the lyrical cry rising above the monotone of dreamlike content.
They at length decided to publish a book together to be called Lyrical Ballads.
 
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