Meanings
adjectivevirtuosic (comparative more virtuosic, superlative most virtuosic)
comparative more virtuosic · superlative most virtuosic
- entertainmentrequiring a high level of technical skill.
- impressive and sometimes flamboyant.
The older cousins were surrounding Barak as he performed virtuosic acts of extreme violence on a TV so large one had to sit against the opposite wall to see its edges.
2016, Jonathan Safran Foer, chapter 5, in Here I Am
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*wiHrós
- Proto-Italic*wiros
- Latinvir
- Latinvirtūs
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- Late Latinvirtuōsu
- Italianvirtuoso
- Englishvirtuoso
- Englishvirtuosic
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APA
virtuosic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtuosic
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“virtuosic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtuosic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virtuosic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtuosic.
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