Dramatic \Dra*mat"ic\, Dramatical \Dra*mat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. dramatique.]

Of or pertaining to the drama; appropriate to, or having the qualities of, a drama; theatrical; vivid.

The emperor . . . performed his part with much dramatic effect. --Motley.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)