operatic

Definition

Of, related to, or typical of opera.

Etymology

From opera + -ic, probably influenced by dramatic.

Example Sentences

• "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."