unlyrical

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adjective

Not lyrical.

OriginEnglish lyrical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunlyrical (comparative more unlyrical, superlative most unlyrical)

comparative more unlyrical · superlative most unlyrical

  1. Not lyrical.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishlyric
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishlyrical
  12. Englishunlyrical

From un- + lyrical.

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APA

unlyrical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlyrical

MLA

“unlyrical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlyrical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unlyrical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlyrical.

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