hyperdramatic

hyperdramatic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.
English hyper-
Ancient Greek δράω (dráō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)
Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)
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Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós)
Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)lbor.
English dramatic
English hyperdramatic

    From hyper- + dramatic.

    Adjective

    hyperdramatic (comparative more hyperdramatic, superlative most hyperdramatic)

    1. Very highly dramatic.
      • 2007 December 2, “Comics”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        That's somehow fitting, and so is Rudahl's madly anarchic, hyperdramatic visual approach.
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