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melodramatic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Melodramatic \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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: melodramatic adj 1: having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea" 2: characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose" [syn: {histrionic}]
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