operatic

English

Etymology

From opera +‎ -ic, probably influenced by dramatic.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɒp.əˈɹæt.ɪk/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑ.pɚˈæt.ɪk/, [ˌɑ.pɚˈæɾ.ɪk]
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɔp.əˈɹæt.ɪk/, [ˌɔp.əˈɹæɾ.ɪk]

Adjective

operatic (comparative more operatic, superlative most operatic)

  1. Of, related to, or typical of opera.
    The politician's address was so flamboyant as to be operatic.
    • 2009, Jane Pattison, Charles and Diantha, page 327:
      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 desk to write Charles some operatic note of farewell.

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