operatic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɒp.əˈɹæt.ɪk/ (UK)
- /ˌɑ.pɚˈæt.ɪk/ (US)
- /ˌɔp.əˈɹæt.ɪk/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˌɔp.əˈɹæɾ.ɪk] (Australia)
- [ˌɑ.pɚˈæɾ.ɪk] (US)
Etymology
From opera + -ic, probably influenced by dramatic.
Meanings
-
Of, related to, or typical of opera.
The politician's address was so flamboyant as to be operatic.
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.
2009, Jane Pattison, Charles and Diantha, page 327:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more operatic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most operatic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
poperatic · nonoperatic · operatically · operatic soprano · semioperatic · soap operatic · soap-operatic · horse-operatic · space-operatic · unoperatic
Translations (8)
cy operatig (of or relating to opera) · ga ceoldrámach (of or relating to opera) · de Opern- (of or relating to opera) · de opernartig (of or relating to opera) · es operístico (of or relating to opera) · fr opératique (of or relating to opera) · de opernhaft (of or relating to opera) · ca operístic (of or relating to opera)