What is the Latin word for dramatically?

The usual Latin words for “dramatically” are scēnicus, faciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“dramatically” in Latin

scēnicusOf or pertaining to the stage, theatrical, dramatic, scenic.; Fictitious, pretended; melodramatic.faciōto do (particularly as a specific instance or occasion of doing); to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect; to m

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

dramatically

scenice; velut scenice (e.g., fieri, Quint., 6, 1, 36). To represent anything dramatically, sic proponere aliquid, quasi agatur res, non quasi narretur (Cic., Tusc., 1, 4, 8); aliquid ita ostendere, ut non clarior futura sit spectantibus (Quint. 8, 3. 63).

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What is the Latin word for dramatically?: The usual Latin words for “dramatically” are scēnicus, faciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.