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antidramatic

antidramatic adjective: opposing or shunning the usual conventions of drama.

Adjective

antidramatic (comparative more antidramatic, superlative most antidramatic)

  1. Opposing or shunning the usual conventions of drama.
    • In this film, the almost antidramatic construction and the lack of depth in the characters cause the viewer to focus on the imagery.1988 June 17, Fred Camper, “Wide West”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of antidramatic

comparativemore antidramatic
superlativemost antidramatic

Origin of antidramatic

From anti- + dramatic.

Questions about antidramatic

What does antidramatic mean?
Antidramatic means opposing or shunning the usual conventions of drama.
What part of speech is antidramatic?
Antidramatic is an adjective.

Words near antidramatic in the dictionary

  1. antidowry
  2. antidraft
  3. antidrag
  4. antidrama
  5. antidramas
  6. antidramatic
  7. antidrill
  8. antidrilling
  9. antidrink
  10. antidrinker
  11. antidrinkers

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