/ drəˈmætɪk; NAmE / adjective
1.
( of a change, an event, etc. ) sudden, very great and often surprising :
a dramatic increase / fall / change / improvement
dramatic results / developments / news
The announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices.
2.
exciting and impressive :
a dramatic victory
They watched dramatic pictures of the police raid on TV.
➡ note at exciting
3.
[ usually before noun ] connected with the theatre or plays :
a local dramatic society
4.
exaggerated in order to create a special effect and attract people's attention :
He flung out his arms in a dramatic gesture .
Don't be so dramatic!
► dra·mat·ic·al·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb :
Prices have fallen dramatically.
Events could have developed in a dramatically different way.
'At last!' she cried dramatically.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek dramatikos , from drama , dramat- , from dran do, act.