dramatical
dramatical — adjective
- dramaticalpositive
- more dramaticalcomparative
- most dramaticalsuperlative
1. connected with the theatre or plays; having the exciting, emotional, or exaggera
connected with the theatre or plays; having the exciting, emotional, or exaggerated qualities that people associate with a stage performance
The school's dramatical society put on three plays last year, each one drawing large crowds.
collocation: dramatical society
Allison told the story with such dramatical gestures that the children sat completely still.
collocation: dramatical gestures
For the final scene, the director created a dramatical lighting effect using coloured lamps.
Nellie thought the film's ending was too dramatical because real life rarely ends so neatly.
There was a dramatical pause before the judge announced the winner of the writing contest.
- dramatic
the standard and far more common form; use dramatic in all general contexts
- theatrical
more strongly connected to literal stage performance; can also mean showy or exaggerated
- histrionic
formal or technical term for overly theatrical behaviour, often negative
- understated
deliberately plain or restrained, the opposite of dramatical/exaggerated
- low-key
informal; describes something deliberately modest and not attention-seeking
用法筆記
Dramatical is a less common variant of dramatic. It appears most often in fixed collocations (dramatical society, dramatical effects) and in older or formal theatre writing. In everyday speech and writing, dramatic is the standard form.