operatic

[ op-uh-rat-ik ]
/ ˌɒp əˈræt ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to opera: operatic music.
resembling or suitable for opera: a voice of operatic caliber.

noun

Usually operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
  2. exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.

Origin of operatic

1740–50; opera1 + -tic, after drama, dramatic

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British Dictionary definitions for operatically

operatic
/ (ˌɒpəˈrætɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to opera
histrionic or exaggerated

Derived forms of operatic

operatically, adverb