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单词 lyrical
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lyricaladj.

Brit. /ˈlɪrᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈlɪrᵻk(ə)l/
Etymology: < lyric adj. + -al suffix1.
1. = lyric adj. Also, having the qualities or characteristics of lyric poetry.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > lyric poem > [adjective]
lyricala1586
lyric1589
society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > lyric poem > [adjective] > having qualities of lyric
lyricala1586
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. K3v Other sorts of Poetry almost haue we none, but that Lyricall kind of Songs and Sonnets.
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. iii Alceus, a famous liricall Poet.
1685 J. Dryden 2nd Misc. in Pref. Ess. (1900) I. 267 Somewhat of a finer turn and more lyrical verse, is yet wanting.
1697 J. Dryden Ded. Æneis in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. (f)v Mr. Cowley had found out, that no kind of Staff is proper for an Heroick Poem; as being all too lirical.
1795 W. Mason Ess. Eng. Church Music iii. 195 Compleat Psalms..of sufficient brevity..should have the preference, because they form a Lyrical whole.
1798 (title) Lyrical Ballads.
1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) II. xii. 123 The loss we have suffered in the masterpieces of Greek lyrical poetry.
1853 F. D. Maurice Prophets & Kings Old Test. xix. 326 The lyrical freedom and richness of Isaiah's [style].
2. Resembling what is found in lyric poetry.
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1817 S. T. Coleridge Satyrane's Lett. i. 194 Passing with a very lyrical transition to the subject of general politics.
1898 G. Parker Battle of Strong viii. 55 The Chevalier..tapped his lips with his fingers in a little lyrical emotion.

Derivatives

ˈlyrically adv.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > lyric poem > [adverb]
lyrically1803
1803 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 443 A great deal is told by implication, and too lyrically.
1900 Q. Rev. Oct. 434 He had handled, in a lyrically dramatic form, that legend of the Bride of Corinth.
ˈlyricalness n.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > lyric poem > [noun] > lyric character
lyricism1833
lyrism1859
lyricalness1894
1894 Temple Bar 101 601 Lyricalness is the special mark of De Banville.

Draft additions 1997

3. Excitedly effusive; highly enthusiastic, fervent. Frequently in to wax lyrical. colloquial (originally U.S.).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective]
needfulOE
anguishous?c1225
eager?a1300
throc1330
fierce1377
desirousc1386
affectuousa1400
yeverousa1400
inwardc1402
earnestful?1406
rathe?c1450
zealing1459
increc1480
affectual1483
zealous1526
affectioneda1533
jealous1535
heartyc1540
affectivec1550
earnest1563
pricking1575
forward1587
affectionate1598
passiveless1602
zealful1602
full-hearteda1616
wholehearted1644
intense1645
high1649
covetous1652
thorough-hearted1656
keen as mustard1659
fell1667
fervent1673
smirk1674
zealed1679
prest1697
strenuous1713
enthusiastic1741
enthusiastical1755
whole-souled1821
con amore1828
lyrical1875
mustard1919
gung ho1942
the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > be or become zealous [verb (intransitive)]
zeala1626
to warm (up) to1749
enthuse1864
schwärm1913
to wax lyrical1965
1875 H. James Roderick Hudson iv, in Atlantic Monthly Apr. 426/2 He delivered himself of a lyrical greeting to the great church and to the city in general, in a tone of voice so irrepressibly elevated that it rang through the nave in rather a scandalous fashion.
1949 B. A. Botkin Treasury Southern Folklore iv. i. 552 Marylanders grow lyrical over Brunswick stew..and Louisianians, over the superiorities of the Cajun and Creole cuisine.
1965 E. Current-Garcia O. Henry iv. 126 Once again O. Henry waxes lyrical about the gold and silver delights of New York.
1977 Economist 9 Apr. 54/2 The immigration minister of that time..issued lyrical messages of thanks for the vigour and vitality that all these newcomers..had brought to their adopted country.
1992 Independent 20 Jan. 16/1 Roxy Rifken waxes lyrical about the therapeutic value of blasting a clipful of .45 bullets into a torso-shaped target.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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