Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Dramatic
Dra·mat′ic, Dra·mat′ic·al, a. [Gr. δραματικός, fr. δρᾶμα: 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.