dramatic

[US]/drəˈmætɪk/
[UK]/drəˈmætɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. theatrical, exciting, eye-catching, leaving a deep impression.

Example Sentences

the dramatic version of a novel

an amateur dramatic club

a very dramatic woman

to essay a dramatic role

a dramatic rescue at sea.

a dramatic landscape of magnificent mountains.

a very dramatic outburst of neutrons.

a dramatic increase in recorded crime.

a dramatic poem in the manner of Goethe.

he made a dramatic plea for disarmament.

a dramatic reversal in population decline in the Alps.

the prolegomenon to a work on Shakespeare's dramatic structure

Real-world Examples

Well, you mustn't always assume that dramatic problems require dramatic solutions.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Practice Tests 5

She called the drop " quite dramatic" .

Source: VOA Special English: World

And this dramatic demolition of the Inter-Korean liaison office.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

We know that we face drastic and dramatic change.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) August 2019 Collection

But it sounds much too dramatic.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

At the same time, the city underwent dramatic demographic shifts.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American September 2019 Collection

What's more, we're seeing a dramatic reduction in homicide.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2015 Collection

Which Ove felt was a little overly dramatic, to say the least.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

That's where we're going to have to do something super dramatic.

Source: How to avoid climate disasters

" That was dramatic, " said Harry coolly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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