Thursday, 6 May 2010

WORD OF THE WEEK

DRAMATIC
adjective /drəˈmætɪk/
1 sudden and surprising or easy to notice
a dramatic increase in sales
The change in him was dramatic.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of dramatic: surprising, amazing, astonishing, sensational, remarkable...
2 exciting and impressive
a dramatic game a dramatic cliff
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of dramatic: exciting, alive, fast, exotic, compelling...
3 dramatic behaviour is done to impress other people
Don’t be so dramatic!
She put a hand to her head with a dramatic gesture.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of dramatic: grand, flamboyant, grandly...
4 relating to the theatre or plays
dramatic techniques

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