rhapsodic

adjective

rhap·​sod·​ic rap-ˈsä-dik How to pronounce rhapsodic (audio)
variants or less commonly rhapsodical
1
: extravagantly emotional : rapturous
2
: resembling or characteristic of a rhapsody
rhapsodically adverb

Examples of rhapsodic in a Sentence

the jingle used in the commercial is a humorously rhapsodic celebration of fast food
Recent Examples on the Web Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection In her first big-screen turn as the overeager and impressionable Kitty Bennet, the younger sister of Jane (Rosamund Pike) and Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) in Joe Wright’s rhapsodic adaptation of Jane Austen, Mulligan shines. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2024 Culp gets positively rhapsodic extolling the lean gospel. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024 Response has been rhapsodic, not just from critics but audiences. Jenelle Riley, Variety, 5 Jan. 2024 Their playing was alternately joyous and poignant, elegant and earthy, rousing and rhapsodic. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023 The first 10 études, more focused and less difficult than the comparatively rhapsodic and occasionally cosmic later set, can be played by the average amateur. Joshua Barone, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023 This Purple unfolds with a rhapsodic ease and confidence that Steven Spielberg’s 1985 movie never really achieved — it was swamped by an awkward lyricism. Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2023 The process gives the effect of a living canvas, though audiences have been less rhapsodic about the result this time around. Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023 The National Portrait Gallery is much loved in the UK as both a distinguished art museum and a vibrant, even rhapsodic record of the country’s history. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 28 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of rhapsodic was in 1782

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“Rhapsodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhapsodic. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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