dramatic has definitions from the field of music
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[ adjective ] suitable to or characteristic of drama

Examples

"a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape" "a dramatic rescue at sea"

Used in print

(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)

Also , it should be noted that the polytonal freedom of his melodies and harmonic modulations , the brilliant orchestrations , the adroitness for evading the heaviness of figured_bass , the skill in florid counterpoint were not lost in his mature output , even in the spectacular historical dramas of the stage and cinema , where a large , dramatic canvas of sound was required .

(Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)

Take Augustine 's doctrine of grace given and grace withheld : have you pondered the dramatic qualities in this theology ?

(Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)

About one-third as long , it is less intimate and detailed , but better coordinated , more concise and more dramatic .

2
[ adjective ] sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

Examples

"a dramatic sunset" "a dramatic pause" "a spectacular display of northern lights" "it was a spectacular play" "his striking good looks always created a sensation"

Used in print

(Mr. America, 4:6...)

But contest definition - that dramatic muscular separation of every muscle group that seems as though it must have been carved by a sculptor 's chisel - is something quite different .

Related terms

impressive

3
[ adjective ] pertaining to or characteristic of drama

Examples

"dramatic arts"

Related terms

play

4
[ adjective ] (music; of a singer or singing voice) marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style

Examples

"a dramatic tenor" "a dramatic soprano"

Related terms

lyric music

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