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
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Which is why during a chat with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe this week, the singer-songwriter waxed rhapsodic about accidentally being pulled into Swift’s pandemic orbit in the best way possible. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025 People who love Phish do so with a devotion that is quasi-religious—deep, eternal, and rhapsodic. Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025 Penned by Peter Huyck, the episode opens with Matt waxing rhapsodic about it, down to the way the grain dances even when the image remains still. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025 Not surprisingly, the movie’s rhapsodic online devotion has provoked an equally passionate backlash. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rhapsodic

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 2 May. 2025.

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