melodramatic

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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 attitude of melodramatic despair
- a theatrical pose
• Syn:
histrionic
• Similar to:
theatrical
• Derivationally related forms:
melodrama, histrionics (for: histrionic)