About The Word Melodramatic

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Melodramatic

Melodramatic Meaning & Definition
Melodramatic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Melodramatic?

[adj] having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea"
[adj] characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Melodramatic: dramatic | histrionic | theatrical

Related Terms | Find terms related to Melodramatic: actor-proof | all-star | ballet | balletic | Barnumesque | cinematic | cinematographic | cloak-and-dagger | dramatic | dramatical | dramaturgic | emotionalistic | emotive | exaggerated | film | filmic | ham | hammy | histrionic | hokey | hysteric | legitimate | lurid | milked | monodramatic | movie | nonrational | operatic | overacted | overdone | overdrawn | overemotional | overplayed | overworked | overwrought | scenic | schmaltzy | sensational | sensationalistic | spectacular | spine-chilling | stagelike | stageworthy | stagy | starstruck | stellar | theaterlike | theatrical | thespian | thrown away | underacted | underplayed | unreasoning | vaudevillian | yellow

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Melodramatic In Webster's Dictionary

\Mel`o*dra*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]lodramatique.] Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. -- {Mel`o*dra*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv.

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