undramatic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Ancient Greek δράω (dráō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)bor. Latin drāmaticuslbor. English dramatic English undramatic From un- + dramatic.
Meanings
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Not dramatic; lacking in dramatic action.
[…] they supply the rest—all told in a long-winded, undramatic dialogue.
1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “II. The Suppliant Maidens”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 40:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more undramatic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most undramatic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
undramatically · undramaticness
Translations (3)
da udramatisk (not dramatic) · nb udramatisk (not dramatic) · nn udramatisk (not dramatic)