Lyric \Lyr"ic\, Lyrical \Lyr"ic*al\, a. [L. lyricus, Gr. ?: cf. F. lyrique. See Lyre.]

1. Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp.

2. Fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate for song; -- said especially of poetry which expresses the individual emotions of the poet. ``Sweet lyric song.'' --Milton.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Lyric \Lyr"ic\, n.

1. A lyric poem; a lyrical composition.

2. A composer of lyric poems. [R.]

--Addison.

3. A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; -- used chiefly in the plural.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)