operatic

[op-uh-rat-ik]

adjective

1. of or relating to opera: opus.

   operatic music.

2. resembling or suitable for opera: opus.

   a voice of operatic caliber.

noun

1. (used with a singular or plural verb),  Usually operatics.

   1. the technique or method of producing or staging operas. opera.

   2. exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.

operatic

/ ˌɒpəˈrætɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to opera

2. histrionic or exaggerated

Other Word Forms

• operatically adverb
• nonoperatic adjective
• nonoperatically adverb
• unoperatic adjective
• unoperatically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of operatic¹

1740–50; opera ¹ + -tic, after drama, dramatic

Example Sentences

“Mio Cristo” is a delicate and airy ballad about forgiveness sung in Italian, which puts her in an operatic frame of mind.

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Recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, and featuring multiple arrangements from Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw, it's a radical, rebellious operatic opus that sounds like nothing else in the pop sphere.

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As with every good epic, the actions, and reactions, are operatic and wildly diverse.

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What begins as a story of reinvention turns darkly operatic when their music awakens something hungry in the Delta night.

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Even by the epic standards of churches in Rome, this was remarkably massive, with choirs once again to fill the operatically high ceilings.

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