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DRAMATICALLY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a dramatic manner

Example:

he confessed dramatically

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

undramatically (in an undramatic manner)

Pertainym:

dramatic (suitable to or characteristic of drama)

Sense 2

Meaning:

With respect to dramatic value

Example:

the play was dramatically interesting, but the direction was bad

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

dramatic (pertaining to or characteristic of drama)

Sense 3

Meaning:

In a very impressive manner

Example:

your performance will improve dramatically

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

dramatic (sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Does it heat up dramatically as it collides with the surrounding hot gas?

(Spiraling filaments feed young galaxies, National Science Foundation’s Division of Astronomical Sciences.)

Initially, the new island was relatively oval and attached to its neighboring island to the west. However, by April analysis of satellite imagery found that its shape had changed dramatically.

(NASA Shows New Tongan Island Made of Tuff Stuff, Likely to Persist Years, NASA)

A variety of medicines sometimes help symptoms dramatically.

(Parkinson's Disease, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

And the cognitive effects of air pollution are dramatically more pronounced in women who carry a genetic variant, known as APOE-e4, which puts them at higher risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease.

(The Surprising Link between Air Pollution, Alzheimer’s Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This same house rules friends and groups of all kinds, so it seems a sure thing that you will be expanding your circle dramatically in 2020.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

VEGF expression is dramatically induced by hypoxia due in large part to an increase in the stability of its mRNA.

(Angiogenesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

It is the prototypical agonist at nicotinic cholinergic receptors where it dramatically stimulates neurons and ultimately blocks synaptic transmission.

(Nicotine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

This alteration in protein sequence dramatically increases the enzymatic activity of the cytochrome P450 3A4*18 protein.

(CYP3A4*18 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Moreover, the mutant mice were dramatically better at standing up after diazepam-induced stumbles, in fact, some appeared resistant to stumbling.

(‘Sticky’ gene may help Valium calm nerves, National Institutes of Health)

Their use would dramatically reduce emissions compared to traditional materials, helping to mitigate the human impact on climate change.

(Visualising heat flow in bamboo could help design more energy-efficient and fire-safe buildings, University of Cambridge)