Definitions for dramatically

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

dra•mat•icdrəˈmæt ɪk(adj.)

  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.

  4. highly effective or compelling:

    a dramatic silence.

Origin of dramatic:

1580–90; < LL drāmaticus < Gk drāmatikós=drāmat-, s. of drâmadrama+ -ikos -ic

dra•mat′i•cal•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. dramatically(adverb)

    in a very impressive manner

    "your performance will improve dramatically"

  2. dramatically(adverb)

    in a dramatic manner

    "he confessed dramatically"

  3. dramatically(adverb)

    with respect to dramatic value

    "the play was dramatically interesting, but the direction was bad"

Wiktionary

  1. dramatically(Adverb)

    In a dramatic manner.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dramatically(adverb)

    in a dramatic manner; theatrically; vividly


Translations for dramatically

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

dramatically(adverb)

(of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion

She's very dramatic about everything.

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