lyrical
adjective/ˈlɪrɪkl/
/ˈlɪrɪkl/
- expressing strong emotion in a way that is beautiful and shows imagination synonym expressive
- a lyrical melody
- He began to wax lyrical (= talk in an enthusiastic way) about his new car.
- She wrote an almost lyrical account of her childhood.
- There are some intensely lyrical passages in his first symphony.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- intensely
- very
- almost
- …
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