rhapsodic

adjective

rhap·​sod·​ic rap-ˈsä-dik How to pronounce rhapsodic (audio)
variants or less commonly rhapsodical
rap-ˈsä-di-kəl How to pronounce rhapsodic (audio)
Synonyms of rhapsodicnext
1
: extravagantly emotional : rapturous
2
: resembling or characteristic of a rhapsody
rhapsodically
rap-ˈsä-di-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce rhapsodic (audio)
adverb

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the jingle used in the commercial is a humorously rhapsodic celebration of fast food
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The text is rhapsodic, romantic even. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 Lately, Coll has found a distinctive voice—a kind of romantic neo-modernism, abrasive and rhapsodic by turns. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025 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 It has been described as expressing a desire for peace and homecoming, but is more truly the soundtrack to a home-going — one of the most rhapsodic descriptions of heaven’s terrain in the history of American pop. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rhapsodic

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First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of rhapsodic was in 1782

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“Rhapsodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhapsodic. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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