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balladic

adj

Etymology

From ballad + -ic.

  1. derived from ballare
  2. derived from ballada — “poem for a dance”
  3. borrowed from ballade
  4. suffixed as balladic — “ballad + ic”

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of a ballad

    • Still, my favorite moments are the quiet ones, like when Henry, the tell-me-about-the-rabbits-George deviate, croons his balladic confession, "I did a thing."
    • Vedder and the rest of the band are at their best when they're feeling balladic.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA