lyrical

/ˈlɪrɪkəl/

songlike, expressive, emotionally rich

lyrical in a sentence

“The essay turns lyrical the moment the train leaves the plains.”

Greek lyra lyre

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elegiac

mournful for something lost

irreverent

cheerfully disrespectful toward what is usually treated as sacred

earnest

serious and sincere, without irony

breezy

casual, light, effortlessly informal

jaunty

bouncy, confident cheerfulness

understated

deliberately restrained; saying less than you could