lyrically
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a word derived from
lyric.
lyricadjective(of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
Example Sentences
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I don’t necessarily go in feeling like I’m gonna write about anything in particular, but I am really curious and interested in what that moment holds, and lyrically, if it flows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
It’s beautifully cohesive, both lyrically and sonically, and vulnerable.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
As we wandered through the town and the museum, Herriot the man came to life as lyrically as his fiction.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
There’s also the fact that nothing on this record, either lyrically or musically, feels connected to life in 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
His songs were meant to sound like up-market folk songs: immediately memorable, lyrically easily understandable and relatively predictable in shape.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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