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adjective

Dramatical, Dramatic adj.

Of or pertaining to the drama; as, dramatic arts.

Suitable to or characteristic of or having the qualities of, a drama; theatrical; as, a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape; a dramatic rescue at sea. Opposite of undramatic. (Narrower terms: melodramatic; awe-inspiring, spectacular) "The emperor... performed his part with much dramatic effect."

Striking in appearance or effect; vivid; having a thrilling effect; as, a dramatic sunset; a dramatic pause.

Synonyms: spectacular, striking.

(Music) Marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; of a singer or singing voice; as, a dramatic tenor; a dramatic soprano. Contrasted to lyric.

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Etymology of 'Dramatic'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dramatic" Quotes from Famous Books

... editor of the Brooklyn Eagle had given Edward the assignment of covering the news of the theatres; he was to ascertain "coming attractions" and any other dramatic items of news interest. One Monday evening, when a multiplicity of events crowded the reportorial corps, Edward was delegated to "cover" the Grand Opera House, where Rose Coghlan was to appear in a play that had ...

— A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After • Edward Bok

... not a dramatic representation, in which the action steadily advances to the end, but a series of descriptive pictures, the great theme of which is the separation of the bride from her beloved—the heavenly Bridegroom—for her sins, and her reunion ...

— Companion to the Bible • E. P. Barrows

... After that truly dramatic scene, during which I could guess that the denouement of the play was near at hand, I went to my charming countess, taking care to change my gondola three times—a necessary precaution ...

— The Memoires of Casanova, Complete • Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

... Biddy, in a dramatic whisper. "Will I tell him ye're asleep, Miss Isabel? Quick now! ...

— Greatheart • Ethel M. Dell

... A similar dramatic story is related of Drusus during his German campaigns.[106] While engaged in operations against the Alemanni, he was preparing to cross the Elbe, when a gigantic woman barred the way, exclaiming, "Insatiate Drusus, whither wilt thou go? Thou art not fated to see all things. Depart hence, ...

— Greek and Roman Ghost Stories • Lacy Collison-Morley

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