Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, resembling, or characteristic of a rhapsody.
- adjective Immoderately impassioned or enthusiastic; ecstatic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
rhapsodical .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody; hence, confused; unconnected.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective highly emotional;
rapturous - adjective Of or relating to
rhapsody ; consisting of rhapsody - adjective by extension
confused ,unconnected
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective feeling great rapture or delight
Etymologies
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Examples
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My rhapsodic is all shiny because I've been waxing it so much.
Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway timprov 2010
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My rhapsodic is all shiny because I've been waxing it so much.
mrissa: My rhapsodic is all shiny because I've been waxing it so much. mrissa 2010
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mrissa: My rhapsodic is all shiny because I've been waxing it so much.
mrissa: My rhapsodic is all shiny because I've been waxing it so much. mrissa 2010
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Molly Bloom’s chapter, which concludes Ulysses, is the famous example of this kind of rhapsodic, blow-the-top-off-your-head writing.
Ed Park and the Fine Art of Blow-the-Top-Off-Your-Head Writing 2008
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"My caregivers have been instructed that if I ever describe myself as "rhapsodic" they are to continue plunging a Philips screwdriver into my throat until everyone's arms are tired."
Cause once is really never ever enough times to be nitwit of the day Miss Snark 2006
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My caregivers have been instructed that if I ever describe myself as "rhapsodic" they are to continue plunging a Philips screwdriver into my throat until everyone's arms are tired.
Cause once is really never ever enough times to be nitwit of the day Miss Snark 2006
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Don't go off into some kind of rhapsodic whiz thing going -- you know, I've always admired your work and you look great today.
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He added that it is not necessary to share Comcast and NBCU's "rhapsodic" view of the deal to approve it, only to conclude that the case for imposing a laundry list of conditions has not been made.
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He then went on to attack the rest of the press for "rhapsodic" coverage of Obama and described the New York Times as "as far left as you can get".
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"Let your love be hallowed," croons a rhapsodic chorus to a married couple, mid-row, in Richard Strauss's bewildering masterpiece, Die Frau ohne Schatten.
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