operatic
/ˌɑpəˈrætɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of opera, a dramatic art form in which singers perform with orchestral accompaniment.
- The film's score has an operatic quality, with sweeping melodies and dramatic crescendos.
- She has a powerful operatic voice that fills the concert hall.
- He wore an operatic costume with a flowing cape and a plumed hat.
- Exaggeratedly dramatic or emotional, like a scene in an opera.
- He gave an operatic sigh and threw himself onto the sofa.
- The argument between the two politicians turned operatic, with grand gestures and loud accusations.
- Her operatic reaction to the news made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
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