Dramatically has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adverb
Adverb
1
in a very impressive manner
"your performance will improve dramatically"
2
in a dramatic manner
"he confessed dramatically"
3
with respect to dramatic value
"the play was dramatically interesting, but the direction was bad"
4
In a dramatic manner.
"She dramatically threw her hands in the air to emphasize her point."
Example Sentences
"your performance will improve dramatically"
adverb
"he confessed dramatically"
adverb
"the play was dramatically interesting, but the direction was bad"
adverb
Origin
The word dramatically comes from combining dramatic with the suffix -ally to form an adverb. It entered English by describing actions that are done in a theatrical or highly emotional manner.