lyrical

lyrical
adj.
VERBS
be, feel
become, wax

He waxed lyrical about the variety of fish in the river.

ADVERB
intensely, very

There are some intensely lyrical passages in his first symphony.

almost

She wrote an almost lyrical account of her childhood.

Lyrical is used with these nouns: ↑passage, ↑prose

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  • lyrical — [lir′i kəl] adj. 1. LYRIC 2. characterized by or expressing rapture or great enthusiasm [a lyrical account of her trip] lyrically adv …   English World dictionary

  • lyrical — 1580s, from LYRIC (Cf. lyric) (n.) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Lyrically …   Etymology dictionary

  • lyrical — [adj] musical agreeable, blending, chiming, choral, dulcet, emotional, euphonious, expressive, harmonious, lilting, melodic, melodious, operatic, orchestral, passionate, pleasing, poetic, rhapsodic, rhythmic, songful, songlike, soulful, sweet… …   New thesaurus

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  • Lyrical — Lyric Lyr ic, Lyrical Lyr ic*al, a. [L. lyricus, Gr. ?: cf. F. lyrique. See {Lyre}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp. [1913 Webster] 2. Fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate for song; suitable for or suggestive of singing; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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