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# dramatic

adjective (dramatic; more dramatic, most dramatic); adverb: dramatically

«dramatic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Dramatic means sudden and large, making a big change: «a dramatic rise». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#m1)
2. Dramatic means exciting and full of action or strong feeling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#m2)
3. Dramatic means to do with plays and acting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#m3)
4. (informal) Being dramatic means showing too much emotion: «Don't be so dramatic!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths and science it describes a big change on a graph. In stories it marks exciting moments. In drama lessons it is about acting. Phrases: «a dramatic change», «a dramatic rescue», «don't be dramatic».

### Examples

- There was a dramatic fall in temperature overnight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#x1)
- The firefighters made a dramatic rescue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#x2)
- The story has a dramatic ending. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#x3)
- Our school has a dramatic arts club. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#x4)
- «I'm starving to death!» — «Don't be so dramatic.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#x5)
- The graph shows a dramatic rise in visitors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#x6)
- In the evening “Dramatic Readings” were to be given at the little theatre in King Street. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/#x7)

### Note

Not just «exciting»: often means «big and sudden». In maths, «a dramatic increase» means a large one, but always look at the actual numbers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dramatic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dramatic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dramatic.html) on Mova free.