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melodramatic

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mel⋅o⋅dra⋅mat⋅ic

  [mel-uh-druh-mat-ik]
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–adjective
1. of, like, or befitting melodrama.
2. exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic.
–noun
3. melodramatics, melodramatic writing or behavior.
Origin:
1810–20; melodrama + (drama)tic

Related forms:
mel⋅o⋅dra⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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mel·o·dra·mat·ic   (měl'ə-drə-māt'ĭk)   
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.

mel'o·dra·mat'i·cal·ly adv.
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