BARDIC Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

bardic

adjective

Definition of bardic

as in poetic

having qualities suggestive of poetry "Now the trumpet summons us again" is one of the many bardic phrases in President Kennedy's inaugural address

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Last week, some of the brightest minds of my generation left us angry elegies and poetic travelogues.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Katayama added several poetic but complex notes to the Human Vapor’s final form.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

Definition of poetic

Adjective

Hers is a voice that ought to have a lifetime’s staying power, bolstered by a lyrical and musical sensibility that provide everything her instrument needs to deliver a happy succession of knockout blows.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 3 July 2026
The Brooklyn neighborhood where, if Swiftie lyrical interpretations are to be trusted, Swift left a now-infamous scarf at the home of one Maggie Gyllenhaal around 2010.

— Lily Boyce, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of lyrical

Adjective

The song was paired with a lyric video that reuses two-decade-old footage shot by collaborator Cliff Watts, who also photographed Beyoncé’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026
According to a release from Parkwood Entertainment, the song arrives along with a lyric video directed by Cliff Watts that repurposes old footage.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 4 July 2026

Definition of lyric

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