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# dramatically

adverb

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

## Everyday

1. Very much and often suddenly: a big change. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatically/#m1)
2. In a way that is like acting in a play, showing feelings in a big, showy way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatically/#m2)
3. Relating to drama or plays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatically/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths, science and geography, «dramatically» describes a big rise or fall: «the temperature dropped dramatically», which tells the reader to expect a large difference in the numbers. In stories, a character who sighs dramatically is showing off feelings. Phrases: «rise dramatically», «fall dramatically», «sigh dramatically».

### Examples

- The temperature fell dramatically overnight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatically/#x1)
- Prices rose dramatically last year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatically/#x2)
- Her reading improved dramatically after the summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatically/#x3)
- He sighed dramatically when told to tidy his room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatically/#x4)
- She threw her arms up dramatically, like an actress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatically/#x5)
- The coastline has changed dramatically in a hundred years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatically/#x6)
- The story ends dramatically with a storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dramatically/#x7)

### Note

Adverb from «dramatic»; spelled with «-ally», not «-ly»: dramatically. In maths or graph questions it means a large change, but it does not give a number; check the data. Informal overuse: «you're being dramatic» means overreacting.

## On Mova

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