melodramatic
121dramatic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tense, climactic, moving; see exciting . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. intense, exciting, emotional, striking, vivid, melodramatic, climactic, moving, tense, histrionic, suspenseful, electrifying, gripping, riveting …
122media and cultural studies — Cultural studies emerged during the late 1950s as a new field of knowledge production in British universities, and over subsequent decades has spread internationally, notably to the USA and Australia. In its first formation, cultural studies… …
123melodramatically — adverb 1. as in a melodrama here, the hero is melodramatically reunited with the heroine • Derived from adjective: ↑melodramatic 2. in an overly emotional manner she acted melodramatically when she called for help • Derived from adjective:… …
124mel´o|dra|mat´i|cal|ly — mel|o|dra|mat|ic «MEHL uh druh MAT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of, like, or suitable for melodrama; sensational and exaggerated: »His soldiers, who, save for a few rare melodramatic encounters, saw nothing of him, idolized their “Little… …
125mel|o|dra|mat|ic — «MEHL uh druh MAT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of, like, or suitable for melodrama; sensational and exaggerated: »His soldiers, who, save for a few rare melodramatic encounters, saw nothing of him, idolized their “Little Corporal” (H. G. Wells).… …
126awe-inspiring spectacular — 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… …
127Dramatic — 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 or… …
128Dramatical — 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… …
