About The Word Melodramatic
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Melodramatic
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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 See Also | 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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