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Dictionary: mel·o·dra·mat·ic   (mĕl'ə-drə-măt'ĭk) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama: "a melodramatic account of two perilous days spent among the planters" (Frank O. Gatell).
  2. Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic: "Accuse me, if you will, of melodramatic embroidery" (Erskine Childers).
  3. Characterized by false pathos and sentiment.
melodramatically mel'o·dra·mat'i·cal·ly adv.

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adjective

    Suggesting drama or a stage performance, as in emotionality or suspense: dramatic, histrionic, histrionical, sensational, spectacular, theatric, theatrical. See excite/bore/interest, style/good style/bad style, surprise/expect.

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adj

Definition: extravagant in speech, behavior
Antonyms: calm, normal, untheatrical


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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama

Meaning #2: characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected
  Synonym: histrionic


 
 
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