balladic

Characteristic of a ballad

Adjective

  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." - 1989 July 21, Anthony Adler, “Game of Love”, in Chicago...
    • Vedder and the rest of the band are at their best when they're feeling balladic. - 1994 December 2, Bill Wyman, “Posture After Posture”, in Chicago Reader:

Origin

From ballad + -ic.

Forms

more balladic most balladic