adjective
- relating to or consisting of motifs, especially in music or literature
Usage: music theory; literary criticism
Examples
- The composer’s motivic development throughout the symphony was masterful.
- Her analysis focused on the motivic structure of the sonata.
- The motivic unity of the piece creates a sense of coherence.
- Students studied the motivic relationships between different movements.
- The motivic transformation occurs in the second theme.
- His motivic approach to composition influenced many later works.