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   dramatic

   /drəˈmatɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to drama or the performance or study of drama: "the dramatic arts"
   • 2. (of an event or circumstance) sudden and striking: "a dramatic increase in recorded crime" Similar considerablesubstantialsizeablegoodlyfairreasonabletidymarkedpronouncednoticeablemeasurableperceptibleconspicuousobviousdetectablevisibleappreciablesignificantstrikingsignalnotablenoteworthyworthy of attentionremarkableoutstandingextraordinaryexceptionalphenomenalimportantof importanceof consequenceconsequentialOpposite insignificant
   • ▪ exciting or impressive: "he recalled his dramatic escape from the building" Similar excitingstirringaction-packedsensationalspectacularstartlingunexpectedtensesuspensefulrip-roaringgrippingrivetingfascinatingthrillinghair-raisingrousinglivelyanimatedspiritedelectrifyingimpassionedemotiveemotionalemotion-chargedmovingsoul-stirringpowerfulheadyinformal:stem-windingrare:inspiritinganthemicstrikingeye-catchingimpressiveimposingspectacularbreathtakingdazzlingvividamazingastoundingastonishingsurprisingstaggeringstunningsensationalawesomeawe-inspiringremarkablenotablenoteworthydistinctivegraphicextraordinaryoutstandingincrediblephenomenalunusualrareuncommonout of the ordinaryOpposite boringunimpressive
   • ▪ (of a person or their behaviour) intending or intended to create an effect; theatrical: "with a dramatic gesture, she put a hand to her brow" Similar theatricalstagedramaturgicalthespianshow-businessinformal:showbizrare:histrionictheatricexaggeratedtheatricalostentatiousactressystagyshowymelodramaticoveractedoverdoneoverripeactorlyhistrionicaffectedmanneredartificialstiltedunrealforcedinformal:hammyhamcampyOpposite naturalunaffected

   Word Origin late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek dramatikos, from drama, dramat- (see drama).

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   DRAMATIC definition: 1. very sudden or noticeable, or full of action and excitement: 2. talking or behaving in a way…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DRAMATIC is of or relating to drama. How to use dramatic in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dramatic.

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   characteristic of or appropriate to the drama, especially in involving conflict or contrast; vivid; moving: dramatic colors; a dramatic speech. highly effective; striking: The silence following his impassioned speech was dramatic. Synonyms: sensational, startling. dramatic. / drəˈmætɪk / adjective. of or relating to drama.

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   DRAMATIC meaning: 1. very sudden or noticeable, or full of action and excitement: 2. talking or behaving in a way…. Learn more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdramatic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   /drəˈmætɪk/ (of a change, an event, etc.) sudden, very great and often surprising. a dramatic increase/change/improvement/shift. There has been a dramatic rise in reported crime. a dramatic decline/drop/fall/reduction in value. The announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDRAMATIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You use dramatic to describe things connected with or relating to the theatre, drama, or plays. ...a dramatic arts major in college. I had no thoughts of making a dramatic film.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › dramaticDramatic - definition of dramatic by The Free Dictionary

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   1. of or pertaining to the drama; theatrical. 2. employing the form or style of the drama. 3. involving conflict or contrast; vivid: dramatic colors.

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   Dramatic means having to do with a play, as in “a dramatic production.” It also means striking or exaggerated. Half an hour of exercise a day can have a dramatic effect on your physical well being.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDRAMATIC | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    DRAMATIC definition: 1. very sudden or noticeable: 2. full of action and excitement: 3. relating to plays and acting. Learn more.

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    adjective. /drəˈmæt̮ɪk/. (of a change, an event, etc.) sudden, very great, and often surprising a dramatic increase/fall/change/improvement dramatic results/developments/news The announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices. Join us.