as in melodic
having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music the seamless editing gives the lushly romantic film a very mellifluent feel

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Adjective
  • Poetry remains an exciting place where lyrical wordsmiths turn truth into art.
    Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • La Strada marks Fellini’s transition from neorealism to a more lyrical style.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • Moreover, the combination of the specific chord progression in the melody paired with the verbatim hook was a greater than 50% clone of Vance’s original work, in both lyric choice and chord expressions.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Doja Rat stated that Strange claimed to have over 300 songs and handwritten lyric sheets.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Mellifluent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mellifluent. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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