Adjective

(en adjective)

Of, or arising from hysteria.

Having, or prone to having hysterics.

Provoking uncontrollable laughter.

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Adjective

(en adjective)

Of or relating to the drama.

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Striking in appearance or effect.

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, title= Best and brightest , passage=Poland has made some dramatic gains in education in the past decade. Before 2000 half of the country’s rural adults had finished only primary school. Yet international rankings now put the country’s students well ahead of America’s in science and maths (the strongest predictor of future earnings), even as the country spends far less per pupil. }}

Having a powerful, expressive singing voice.