dramatical

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of drama or the theatre.

“The dramatical interpretation of the book caught the viewers' collective imagination.”

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin drāmaticus →
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Meanings

adjectivedramatical (comparative more dramatical, superlative most dramatical)

comparative more dramatical · superlative most dramatical

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of drama or the theatre.

    The dramatical interpretation of the book caught the viewers' collective imagination.

Origin

  1. Latindrāmaticus
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishdramatical

From Latin drāmaticus + English -al. By surface analysis, dramatic + -al.

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APA

dramatical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramatical

MLA

“dramatical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramatical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dramatical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dramatical.

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