melodramatic, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
melodramatic
sample sentences
"a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea"
semantic pointers
similar to
characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected
<adj.all>
histrionic melodramatic
sample sentences
"histrionic gestures""an attitude of melodramatic despair"
"a theatrical pose"
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to