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operatic

American  
[op-uh-rat-ik] / ˌɒp əˈræt ɪk /

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 British  
/ ˌɒpəˈrætɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to opera

  2. histrionic or exaggerated

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of operatic

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

Example Sentences

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The first, “The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit,” seemed to take zaniness to outlandish operatic extremes, which led to the orchestra commissioning the next three.

From Los Angeles Times

A fresh, operatic take on her life, and afterlife, with husband Diego Rivera is also opening this spring at New York’s Metropolitan Opera.

From The Wall Street Journal

You would have to go back to Handel’s 42 operas, Mozart’s 22 or Verdi’s oeuvre for operatic equivalence.

From Los Angeles Times

And Kate Bush’s immortal 1978 single, with its swooping, operatic drama, interpretive dance–filled video and ghostly narrator only strengthened the book’s rep as a tale of exquisitely tortured love.

From Salon

The desire is already there — loud, obvious, borderline operatic.

From Salon

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