1(of literature, art, or music) expressing the writer’s emotions in an imaginative and beautiful way:he gained a devoted following for his lyrical cricket writing
(of poetry or a poet) lyric:Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads
2relating to the words of a popular song:the lyrical content of his songs
Phrases
wax lyrical
talk in a highly enthusiastic and effusive way:he waxed lyrical about his splendid son-in-law
Derivatives
lyrically
adverb
lyrical in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of lyrical in the US English dictionary
