rhapsodic

adjective

rap-ˈsä-dik How to pronounce rhapsodic (audio)
variants also rhapsodical
Definition of rhapsodicnext
as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion the jingle used in the commercial is a humorously rhapsodic celebration of fast food

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Recent Examples of rhapsodic Why Bruno Mars is a musical unicorn To wax rhapsodic about Mars as an executor of charm is commonplace. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026 Here are a few of the most remarkable images from their rhapsodic journey. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2026 My Lover, the Rabbi unfolds in short chapters, with a rhapsodic, repetitive voice that echoes the work of the 20th-century Austrian madman Thomas Bernhard. — Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026 The text is rhapsodic, romantic even. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rhapsodic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhapsodic
  1. ecstatic
  2. giddy
Adjective
  • Although sometimes in those ecstatic moments in your life, the hardest thing is to really take it all in.
    — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
  • His prose radiates an ecstatic pessimism, as if lit up from within by the relief of not having to sugarcoat things with comforting lies.
    — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Adjective
  • Phan has completed the course twice so far, earning the giddy right to hit a big buzzer at the end.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Bailey and Hedges should be giddy about programming PitchCom to account for everything their new battery mate can toss their way.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of giddy

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“Rhapsodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhapsodic. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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