Word of the Day:
operatic
What It Means
Of, related to, or typical of opera.
The politician's address was so flamboyant as to be operatic.
Operatic in Context
“She had stormed dramatically off and got on the first train she saw at Waterloo station and rode it the whole way down to Brighton, taking a room in a seedy B and B. But then, after a nap, still feeling wobbly and also wallowingly sorry for herself, Diantha climbed off the bed and sat down at the...”
Did You Know?
From opera + -ic, probably influenced by dramatic.
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