dramatic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the drama.
- Synonyms:
- theatrical
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employing the form or manner of the drama.
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characteristic of or appropriate to the drama, especially in involving conflict or contrast; vivid; moving.
dramatic colors;
a dramatic speech.
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highly effective; striking.
The silence following his impassioned speech was dramatic.
- Synonyms:
- sensational, startling
adjective
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of or relating to drama
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like a drama in suddenness, emotional impact, etc
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striking; effective
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acting or performed in a flamboyant way
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music (of a voice) powerful and marked by histrionic quality
Other Word Forms
- dramatically adverb
- nondramatic adjective
- overdramatic adjective
- predramatic adjective
- pseudodramatic adjective
- quasi-dramatic adjective
- semidramatic adjective
- undramatic adjective
Etymology
Origin of dramatic
First recorded in 1580–90; from Late Latin drāmaticus, from Greek drāmatikós, equivalent to drāmat- (stem of drâma ) drama + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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You see people in their first 10 bouts where something dramatic can happen, or in their last 10.
From BBC
"There is a dramatic change in the lattice when you shine light on it, a unique phenomenon that you don't see with silicon or gallium arsenide," Leite said.
From Science Daily
They expressed their "full support to the government and the people of Lebanon, who are once again suffering the dramatic consequences of a war that is not theirs".
From BBC
Mortgage rates have been rising sharply due to a dramatic change in expectations over the future direction of interest rates.
From BBC
“That alone will not solve Cuba’s very dramatic problems.”
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