Dramatic

Word DRAMATIC
Character 8
Hyphenation dra mat ic
Pronunciations /dɹəˈmætɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Dramatic"

What do we mean by dramatic?

Of or relating to drama or the theater. adjective

Characterized by or expressive of the action or emotion associated with drama or the theater. adjective

Arresting or forceful in appearance or effect. adjective

Having a powerful, expressive singing voice. adjective

Of or pertaining to the drama; represented by action; appropriate to or in the form of a written or acted drama: as, dramatic action; a dramatic poem.

Employing the form or manner of the drama; writing or acting dramatically or theatrically: as, a dramatic poet; a dramatic speaker.

Characterized by the force and animation in action or expression appropriate to the drama; expressed with action, or with the effect of action: as, a dramatic description; a dramatic appeal.

Of or pertaining to the drama. adjective

Suitable to or characteristic of or having the qualities of, a drama; theatrical. Opposite of undramatic. adjective

Striking in appearance or effect; vivid; having a thrilling effect. adjective

Marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; -- of a singer or singing voice. Contrasted to lyric. adjective

Of or relating to the drama. adjective

Striking in appearance or effect. adjective

Having a powerful, expressive singing voice. adjective

Suitable to or characteristic of drama adjective

Used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style adjective

Sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect adjective

Pertaining to or characteristic of drama adjective

Of or relating to the drama.

Striking in appearance or effect.

Having a powerful, expressive singing voice.

A way to describe when someone ridiculously over-reacts, especially if they are wrong, incorrect and/or cannot spell. Urban Dictionary

Being dramatic means that you are over the top this could be in drama or anything really. Urban Dictionary

A person that wines over little things also known as a kelly Urban Dictionary

A moody mormon Urban Dictionary

Adj. to be extremely extroverted due to being overexposed to your schools drama department. Dramatization usually occurs after becoming a thespian. when dramatized, the simplest of sentences and tasks can be completely loud overblown and obnoxious. Urban Dictionary

A Husky. Urban Dictionary

A word manipulative people use to describe a perfectly reasonable reaction to something completely fucked up that they've said or done. Often used in an attempt to evade accountability or personal guilt. Urban Dictionary

Overly expressive. Unnecessary drama. Urban Dictionary

The act of traumatizing people through the overuse of unneeded dramatic enhancements. IE- Any entity that presents a story in such a way as to elicit as much emotion as possible. A good example is news channels that use musical scores with a story. Urban Dictionary

Having endured a series of ridiculous social or family crises. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Dramatic

The word "dramatic" in example sentences

The _dramatic monologue_ is a poem in which a dramatic situation is presented, or perhaps a story is told, by one speaker. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

In discussing what he called "dramatic" steps already taken by the United States and international community, including sanctions against Libya, Carney said there is no timetable for further decisions. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Mr. Holder said the crackdown—a combination of arrests and stricter restrictions on how pain medication is dispersed—is already having an effect, creating what he called a dramatic decline in oxycodone prescriptions and sales. ❋ Devlin Barrett (2011)

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, Jawad Fairooz, a senior lawmaker with Al Wefaq, stressed that despite what he called a "dramatic" crackdown by government forces against peaceful protesters, negotiations could begin as soon as foreign troops left Bahrain and the country's own military was pulled from the streets. ❋ Margaret Coker (2011)

That's what we call dramatic irony, that the leader of the resistance relies on enemy tech to live. ❋ Yuki_onna (2009)

Senator McCain says he's more optimistic than ever that the surge policy sending those 30,000 additional combat troops here into Iraq is working and is providing what he calls dramatic security gains across Iraq. ❋ Unknown (2008)

President Bush accusing Russia of what he called a dramatic and brutal escalation of its invasion of Georgia. ❋ Unknown (2008)

JOHN ROBERTS, CNN ANCHOR: Happening now, breaking news: President Bush condemns what he calls a dramatic and brutal escalation of force by Russia. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Even as the Bush administration prepares to carry out what it calls a dramatic ramp-up of the evacuation of Americans from Lebanon. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He is touting what he calls a dramatic reduction in the federal budget deficit this year, at about $247 billion. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Members from all parties complemented the management of GCIS for what they termed a dramatic turn-around in government communications, in a period of less than a year. ❋ Unknown (1999)

Despite this, he expressed the association's severe disquiet at what he termed the dramatic increase in violence since the talks resumed on Monday. ❋ Unknown (1998)

The romantic and the dramatic is always somewhere else than where we happen to be. ❋ Unknown (1934)

The romantic and the dramatic is always somewhere else than where you happen to be. ❋ Unknown (1934)

So when he attempts even a love song, such as "The Last Ride Together," or a ballad, such as "The Pied Piper," he regards his subject from an unusual viewpoint and produces what he calls a dramatic lyric. ❋ William Joseph Long (1909)

What one always admired, and can still admire in engravings and other copies, is what we call the dramatic character of the picture, the way in which the painter has so arranged his figures as to make them tell a story in a lively, graphic fashion. ❋ Unknown (1893)

Until this period, what we call dramatic expression in making a striking situation, or even in bringing the look of joy or sorrow, pleasure or pain, into a face, had hardly been attained. ❋ Sarah Tytler (1870)

Alt-X listed Accentuate's headline earnings per share plummeted 53 percent due to what it terms a dramatic downturn in the market. ❋ Unknown (2010)

male 1: "This kitty is making [kitty biscuits] on my [stomache]" female 1: "It's stomach, not stomache." male 1 action: at some point visits the website urbandictionary.com, and adds a definition of [black haired bitch] with examples pertaining to the stomach/stomache situation, then shares it on facebook. female 1: "He's being soooooooooooooooooo DRAMATIC." ❋ Nuhuhnotnever (2010)

[sophie] was very dramatic in [music] [today] ❋ Ok4728828 (2019)

person1:omg kid i [skied] 1 foot and a half and broke [my knee] person2:dude [suck it up] ur being so dramatic, ur such a kelly. ❋ Cone Head (2008)

[Man] those [mormons] [sure] are dramatic ❋ Singingbaptist (2009)

dramatized [kid]: I. [DROPPED]. MY. TACOOOO TRIANGLLEEEEE!!! [oscar]: wow, he's dramatized ❋ Johnnyhash123 (2010)

A: [O.M.G] are you really planning on getting [a husky]? B: Yeah why? A: Hahaha you'll find out the [reall] meaning of dramatic. ❋ AB_PARK (2022)

"You bought him porn?!" "It's [no big deal]. I honestly [don't see] why you're being so [dramatic]." "He's five years old!" ❋ Iluvendil (2011)

[Tierra] Surles is [always] Dramatic. ❋ Dagger Dick22 (2018)

Why does [CNN] and [FoxNews] feel the need dramatize people with the extra music & [overacting] emotion? ❋ Onedee Tentee (2005)

My cousin's being [interrogated] for the shooting of her boss, [Jody's] freaking out that her boyfriend's been stealing her stuff and selling it on ebay, and my boss just asked me to a dinner party with all the people from work that I hate. I'm totally [dramatized]. ❋ TomcatNY (2009)

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