Used in a Sentence

lyrically

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lyrically.

Editorial note

There have been multiple studies that show music has gotten less complex — lyrically, harmonically, timbrally.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

In a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing or speaking; in a lyrical manner.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of lyrically gathered in one view.

adverb

In a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing or speaking; in a lyrical manner.

adverb

In terms of the lyrics.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lyrically.

adverb

In a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing or speaking; in a lyrical manner.

adverb

In terms of the lyrics.

Example sentences

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There have been multiple studies that show music has gotten less complex — lyrically, harmonically, timbrally.

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Yeezus is nowhere even near early 2000's gangsta rap, sonically or lyrically.

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Nier Automata comes to mind of an example, has many versions (musically and lyrically) of the same pieces for each area and transitions between them.

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But 'unobligated' is a mouth full of tongue to say, and if it should express freedom and willingness then it should lyrically sound that way.

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Could anyone here waxing lyrically about Apple so called privacy stand explain to me what that actually is apart from a marketing point Apple keeps repeating?

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I wouldn't listen to really lyrically focussed music like singer songwriter stuff generally.

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I mean, basically the guy likely takes the chorus of the song he is parodying, comes up with some options that work lyrically, and then has to build a song around that.

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The place to start with REM would be Automatic for the People, a great record by any standard; it is quite forthright, lyrically, about where it's coming from.

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> Could anyone here waxing lyrically about Apple so called privacy stand explain to me what that actually is apart from a marketing point Apple keeps repeating?

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Actually, one of the most common things I repeat to myself is the first chapter of the Quran (it's only a paragraph) just because I think it sounds lovely when lyrically recited in arabic.

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The hunchback of the notre dame saved the church from demolition and became a totem, and it was precisely because of Hugo waxing lyrically for hundreds of pages on end about the atmosphere and architecture of medieval paris.

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It begins lyrically: > Civilized man is surrounded on all sides, indoors and out, by a subtle, seldom-noticed conflict between two ancient ways of shaping things: the orthogonal and the round.

Quote examples

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If you want someone "waxing lyrically about beautiful code and its sensibilities", get a poet-in-residence at your software company.

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I'm convinced that "Pet Sounds" is lyrically a proto-emo album dressed up in an instrumental psychedelic doo-wop trenchcoat.

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"Dogs" is my favorite Pink Floyd song of all time, both lyrically and Gilmour's playing.

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: "Chart topping tracks are becoming shorter, less melodically diverse and more lyrically repetitive".

Proper noun examples

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Lyrically, I think he tries, and has had some moments of good or great lyrics.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use lyrically in a sentence?

There have been multiple studies that show music has gotten less complex — lyrically, harmonically, timbrally.

What does lyrically mean?

In a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing or speaking; in a lyrical manner.

What part of speech is lyrically?

lyrically is commonly used as adverb.