lyrical

/ ˈlɪrɪkəl /

adjective

1. another word for lyric lyric lyric lyric

2. enthusiastic; effusive (esp in the phrase to wax lyrical )

Example Sentences

And he once interrupted a meeting to wax lyrical about the changes he had made to the White House Cabinet Room, including a long aside about the new drapes.

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The through line was Mr. Byrne’s anthropological take on America: the lyrical viewpoint of a curious alien.

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"While it is Krasznahorkai's weighty, rolling syntax that has perhaps become his signature as an author, his style also allows for a lightness of touch and a great lyrical beauty," Academy member Steve Sem-Sandberg said.

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The galleries are simply treated, their blank concrete walls letting us read the lyrical contours that are essential to appreciating Calder’s work.

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The ballad “Eldest Daughter” has a musical delicacy that doesn’t match its lyrical content.

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