dramastic

English

Etymology

Blend of dramatic +‎ drastic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɹəˈmæstɪk/
• Rhymes: -æstɪk

Adjective

dramastic (comparative more dramastic, superlative most dramastic)

1. Drastically dramatic.
   • 1920, Asian Review: The Only English Monthly in Japan on Politics, Economy, Arts, Etc. of Asia, Managed and Edited by Japanese‎^[1], volume 1, Kokuryukai., page 494:

     The latest European and English and Irish plays, not forgetting American, are played, both in English and in Japanese versions in which their fathers would hardly recognise their dramastic children.

   • 2008 February 1, Russ Lawson, Stories to Touch the Heart‎^[2], Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 87:

     A DRAMASTIC THING HAPPENED! Let me answer your first question right away. No the title is not a mistake, well... yes it was a mistake, but it's not anymore.

   • 2009, Market Research Society, International Journal of Market Research: The Journal of the Market Research Society‎^[3], volume 51, numbers 4-6, NTC Publications Limited, page 442:

     Kenneth Burke: ‘the dramastic pentad’ An example of such a technique is ‘the dramastic pentad’, another aspect of Kenneth Burke's theory.

   • 2014 April 8, Kate Klise, M. Sarah Klise, The Show Must Go On!‎^[4], illustrated edition, volume 1, Algonquin Books, →ISBN, page 24:

     “Las Vegas?” said Gert, shaking her tiny head. “This is all very dramastic.” “Dramastic?” said Bert. “That's not a word, Gert.” “Are you making up words again?” Bert asked. Gert smiled. “It should be. Dramatic plus drastic. Dramastic!”

   • 2014 October 1, Kent McDill, Bill Cartwright, chapter 56, in If These Walls Could Talk: Chicago Bulls: Stories from the Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box of the Chicago Bulls Dynasty‎^[5], Triumph Books, →ISBN, page 167:

     It was an intense few minutes of basketball in a meaningful game, and Pippen said so after this game. Or at least I think he did. What he said was that the last five minutes of the game were “dramastic.” That's right. It's a combo word, putting together the word “dramatic” with the word “drastic.” Had it been intentional, it would have been genius. I don't think it was intentional. But “dramastic” should be a word.

   • 2015, Laurie Bauer, Rochelle Lieber, Ingo Plag, chapter IV, in The Oxford Reference Guide to English Morphology‎^[6], illustrated, reprint edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 459:

     In a large collection of more than 1,018 formations, Reischer (2008) finds that nouns are the most frequent output category of blends in English (almost 80 per cent, e.g. brunch, buffeteria, diagnonsense), followed by adjectives (11 per cent, e.g. bleen ◇ blue + green, dramastic ◇ dramatic + drastic, and verbs (4 per cent, guesstimate).

   • 2016 July 29, Christian Drennen, Through Fire and Flame‎^[7], Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN, archived from the original on 3 August 2023:

     It's a bright and sunny Saturday just waiting for you to enjoy,” he said. “Everyone up; rise and shine. Breakfast is awaiting you in our beautiful and dramastically renovated dining hall. Is dramastic a word? Or did I just make that up?”