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lyrically

lyrically adverb: in a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing or speaking; in a lyrical manner.

Adverb

lyrically (comparative more lyrically, superlative most lyrically)

  1. In a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing or speaking; in a lyrical manner.
    • "There are no women like the Arab women," said Haji Zainal Abidin dreamily, lyrically.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 236
  2. In terms of the lyrics.
    • a lyrically unimaginative song

Forms of lyrically

comparativemore lyrically
superlativemost lyrically

Origin of lyrically

From lyrical + -ly.

Questions about lyrically

What does lyrically mean?
Lyrically means in a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing or speaking; in a lyrical manner.
What part of speech is lyrically?
Lyrically is an adverb.

Words near lyrically in the dictionary

  1. lyrical
  2. lyrical dissonance
  3. lyrical dissonances
  4. lyrical I
  5. lyricality
  6. lyrically
  7. lyricalness
  8. lyrichord
  9. lyrichords
  10. lyricise
  11. lyricised

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