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Meanings of undramatic in English

Lacking dramatic force and quality.

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Examples for "dramatic"
1
The situation in Iraq cries out for a dramatic change of course.
The Guardian
2
Though the effect is dramatic, the actual power used is quite small.
Arcanum Unbounded
3
In past years, Lake Naivasha had seen dramatic reductions in water level.
The Guardian
4
Yet the current crisis has led to a dramatic reduction in flotations.
The Guardian
5
It follows a highly-dramatic court case that took 66 days to conclude.
The South African
Usage of undramatic in English
1
Ann's eventual separation from Lolo was undramatic and relatively free of rancor.
The bridge: the life and rise of barack obama
2
In the same undramatic way, she went on, You were the one.
All That Is
3
Perhaps that seems undramatic to you, just a bit of Whitehall gossip.
The Guardian
4
Not only is it absolutely unactable, but essentially undramatic in the conventional sense.
Life of Robert Browning
5
So Roderick was a kind man, in an offhand, undramatic way.
Summers at Castle Auburn
6
She has undramatic hangovers; he turns vomiting, very amusingly, into an Italian opera.
The Guardian
7
Her conversation was not designed to impress, and she was an undramatic woman.
The new yorker
8
Worsley's plain, undramatic yet vivid account is a minor classic in its own right.
The Irish Times
9
To tell you the truth, most of it's pretty undramatic.
Flesh and blood
10
It hit the carpeted floor with an undramatic thump and rolled to the wall.
Broken angels
11
They wanted something dramatic, and Willy Cameron was essentially undramatic.
A Poor Wise Man
12
The girl's manner was as simple, as undramatic, as possible.
V. V.'s Eyes
13
Equally undramatic, untrue, false in feeling, are the sentimental ditties sung by Alfredo's father.
Old Scores and New Readings: Discussions on Music & Certain Musi...
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What's so dramatic about the footage of Alan's death is how undramatic it is.
The Guardian
15
The Pope is dying in a quiet and undramatic way, writes Dr Muiris Houston.
The Irish Times
16
He was wholly undramatic in the actuation of the characters which he imagined so dramatically.
Studies of Lowell (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance)
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