Etymology

From ballad +‎ -icCategory:English terms suffixed with -ic#BALLADIC.

Adjective

balladic (comparative more balladic, superlative most balladic)Category:English lemmas#BALLADICCategory:English adjectives#BALLADICCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BALLADICCategory:Pages with entries#BALLADICCategory:Pages with 1 entry#BALLADIC

1. (musicCategory:en:Music#BALLADIC) Characteristic of a ballad
   • 1989 July 21, Anthony Adler, “Game of Love”, in Chicago Reader‎:

     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."

     Category:English terms with quotations#BALLADIC

   • 1994 December 2, Bill Wyman, “Posture After Posture”, in Chicago Reader‎:

     Vedder and the rest of the band are at their best when they're feeling balladic.

     Category:English terms with quotations#BALLADIC