rhapsodic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latinized form of Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδῐκός (rhapsōidikós).[1][2]
Adjective
[edit]rhapsodic
- 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.
- Of or relating to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody
- (by extension) confused, unconnected
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “rhapsodic”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “rhapsodic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.