dramatic
Origin of dramatic
Synonyms for dramatic
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sensational, startling, breathtaking, thrilling, impressive, striking, tense, powerful, climactic, theatrical, melodramatic, sudden, tragic, emotional, comic, vivid, affecting, effective, expressive, farcicalExamples from the Web for dramatic
Contemporary Examples of dramatic
In the end, I find it never fails to modernize even the most dramatic things.
‘Empire’ Review: Hip-Hop Musical Chairs with an Insane Soap Opera TwistJudnick Mayard
January 8, 2015
It opens with Huckabee's dramatic recollection of going through security at the airport.
In a dramatic twist on mistletoe reproduction, their seeds explode, literally.
Yet even as the Germans wallowed in bitter self-pity, another defeated superpower underwent a dramatic turnaround.
But these dramatic increases in spending and teachers have not yielded a notable change in overall student outcomes.
Historical Examples of dramatic
The circumstances were painful, but added a dramatic touch to the scene.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
But his methods are not possessed in the main of dramatic respectability.
The Dramatic Values in PlautusWilton Wallace Blancke
The drama was cultivated by the Incas, and dramatic performances were enacted before them.
Apu OllantayAnonymous
The laws of the time gave no protection to musical and dramatic copyright.
HandelEdward J. Dent
As if in dramatic accord with his words, the bells jangled loudly at the gate.
Tiverton TalesAlice Brown
dramatic
- of or relating to drama
- like a drama in suddenness, emotional impact, etc
- striking; effective
- acting or performed in a flamboyant way
- music (of a voice) powerful and marked by histrionic quality
Word Origin and History for dramatic
1580s, from Late Latin dramaticus, from Greek dramatikos "pertaining to plays," from drama (genitive dramatos; see drama). Meaning "full of action and striking display, fit for a drama" is from 1725. Dramatic irony is recorded from 1907. Related: Dramatical; dramatically.