operalike en · ADJ
Etymology
From opera + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of opera.
Working amplified in a small room for about 15 tables of listeners digesting their dinners, Ms. Racette made sounds that were strikingly darker: sometimes in a contraltolike belt, alternating between various purrs and growls, and at selected moments opening up fully in operalike climaxes.
2007 November 10, Bernard Holland, “An Operatic Voice Retuned for Cabaret”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more operalike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most operalike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |