dramatic

dramatic
    adj 1: suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic
           entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea"
           [ant: {undramatic}]
    2: sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "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" [syn: {dramatic},
       {spectacular}, {striking}]
    3: pertaining to or characteristic of drama; "dramatic arts"
    4: used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and
       expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; "a
       dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano" [ant: {lyric}]
    

Dramatic \Dra*mat"ic\ (dr[.a]*m[a^]t"[i^]k), Dramatical
\Dra*mat"ic*al\ (dr[.a]*m[a^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. dramatiko`s,
   fr. dra^ma: cf. F. dramatique.]
   Of or pertaining to the drama; as, dramatic arts. [WordNet
   sense 3]
   [1913 Webster]

   2. suitable to or characteristic of or having the qualities
      of, a drama; theatrical; as, a dramatic entrance in a
      swirling cape; a dramatic rescue at sea. Opposite of
      {undramatic}. [WordNet sense 1] [Narrower terms:
      {melodramatic}; {awe-inspiring, spectacular}]
      [WordNet 1.5]

            The emperor . . . performed his part with much
            dramatic effect.                      --Motley.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. striking in appearance or effect; vivid; having a
      thrilling effect; as, a dramatic sunset; a dramatic pause.
      [WordNet sense 2]

   Syn: spectacular, striking.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   4. (Music) marked by power and expressiveness and a
      histrionic or theatrical style; -- of a singer or singing
      voice; as, a dramatic tenor; a dramatic soprano.
      Contrasted to {lyric}. [WordNet sense 4]
      [WordNet 1.5]
    

112 Moby Thesaurus words for "dramatic":
      Alcaic, Anacreontic, Castalian, Homeric, Hudibrastic, Pierian,
      Pindaric, Theocritean, actor-proof, all-star, alto, ballet,
      balletic, bardic, baritone, bass, bravura, breathtaking, bucolic,
      choral, choric, cinematic, cinematographic, coloratura, colorful,
      complete, considerable, didactic, dithyrambic, dramatical,
      dramatist, dramatizer, dramaturge, dramaturgic, eclogic, effective,
      elegiac, epic, exaggerated, expressive, extraordinary, falsetto,
      film, filmic, flamboyant, graphic, ham, hammy, heroic, histrionic,
      hymnal, idyllic, impressive, legitimate, liturgical, lyric, major,
      marked, melodramatic, milked, mock-heroic, monodramatic, movie,
      narrative, noticeable, operatic, overacted, overdone, overplayed,
      pastoral, poetic, poetico-mystical, poetico-mythological,
      poetico-philosophic, poetlike, psalmic, psalmodial, psalmodic,
      radical, rhapsodic, runic, sacred, sapphic, scenic, sensational,
      shocking, showy, singing, skaldic, soprano, spectacular, stage,
      stagelike, stageworthy, stagy, starstruck, startling, stellar,
      stirring, striking, sudden, tenor, theaterlike, theatrical,
      thespian, thrown away, treble, underacted, underplayed,
      vaudevillian, vivid, vocal