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bardic

American  
[bahrd-ik] / ˈbɑrd ɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to bards or their songwriting and singing.


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Her bardic name was Elizabeth o Windsor and her experience at the traditional ceremony heralded the start of a long interest in the Welsh language and culture.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2022

“She’s a brilliant writer about social mores, but she believes that her gift is a kind of bardic one, where she can access the truth of—particularly—female emotion.”

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 7, 2019

Certainly the married Stevens led a largely stolid, suburban existence, especially when contrasted with the bardic exuberance of, say, Dylan Thomas.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2016

Moreover, if we unplugged new technologies every time we realized they could be mishandled, someone would be singing this article to you over a bardic harp.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2014

Bouts of fighting will last the whole day, broken up by bardic performances, a few feats of clever magic, displays of archery, and other skills.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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