Antonyms for dramatic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : druh-mat-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : drəˈmæt ɪk |
Definition of dramatic
Origin :- 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.
- adj exciting, moving
- The circumstances were painful, but added a dramatic touch to the scene.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- But his methods are not possessed in the main of dramatic respectability.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- The drama was cultivated by the Incas, and dramatic performances were enacted before them.
- Extract from : « Apu Ollantay » by Anonymous
- The laws of the time gave no protection to musical and dramatic copyright.
- Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
- As if in dramatic accord with his words, the bells jangled loudly at the gate.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- This, in its dramatic possibilities, is not a yard to be despised.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- Amelia had no idea of dramatic values, but she was playing an effective part.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- This is a very modest narrative of fact, and we could not afford so dramatic a luxury as that.
- Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
- The dramatic impulse, as well as all other impulses of our nature, are from the Maker.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- Alas for the duty of straight-forwardness and dramatic unity!
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
Synonyms for dramatic
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