rhapsodic

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English

Etymology

From Latinized form of Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδῐκός (rhapsōidikós).[1][2]

Adjective

rhapsodic

  1. highly emotional; rapturous
    • 1977 December 17, Harold Pickett, quoting Jim Ferguson, “New York, New York”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 24, page 6:
      I love all that romantic stuff and I'm tired of seeing it given over entirely to straights when we experience the same stupid, fabulous, rhapsodic feelings in our own relationships.
  2. Of or relating to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody
  3. (by extension) confused, unconnected

References

  1. ^ rhapsodic”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “rhapsodic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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