melodramatic
11melodramatic — adjective 1. having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama (Freq. 1) a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea • Similar to: ↑dramatic 2. characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected histrionic gestures an… …
12melodramatic — Dramatic Dra*mat ic (dr[.a]*m[a^]t [i^]k), Dramatical Dra*mat ic*al (dr[.a]*m[a^]t [i^]*kal), a. [Gr. dramatiko s, fr. dra^ma: cf. F. dramatique.] Of or pertaining to the drama; as, dramatic arts. [WordNet sense 3] [1913 Webster] 2. suitable to… …
13melodramatic — melodramatically, adv. /mel euh dreuh mat ik/, adj. 1. of, like, or befitting melodrama. 2. exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic. n. 3. melodramatics, melodramatic writing or behavior. [1810 20;… …
14melodramatic — adjective /ˈmɛl.ə.dɹəˌmæt.ɪk,ˈmɛl.əʊ.dɹəˌmæt.ɪk/ a) Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. She wrote him a melodramatic letter, threatening to kill herself. b) Exaggeratedly emotional or… …
15melodramatic — adj. Melodramatic is used with these nouns: ↑gesture …
16melodramatic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. artificial, spectacular, sensational; see exaggerated . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [MEL o druh MAT ik] exaggerated or sensational, theatrical. The teenager was being melodramatic when he said he… …
17melodramatic — adjective behaving or talking in an excited way with strong emotion: Stop being so melodramatic! melodramatically / kli/ adverb …
18melodramatic — adjective the early soap operas of radio days were exceedingly melodramatic Syn: exaggerated, histrionic, overdramatic, overdone, operatic, sensationalized, overemotional, overwrought, sentimental, extravagant; theatrical, stagy, actressy;… …
19melodramatic — mel•o•dra•mat•ic [[t]ˌmɛl ə drəˈmæt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) sbz of, like, or befitting melodrama 2) exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; disproportionately intense 3) melodramatics, melodramatic writing or behavior • Etymology: 1810–20 mel… …
20melodramatic — adjective Date: 1808 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of melodrama 2. appealing to the emotions ; sensational Synonyms: see dramatic • melodramatically adverb …
