melodramatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.
Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental.

/ˌmɛl.ə.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/ /ˌmɛl.əʊ.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-melodramatic.wav

melodramatic more melodramatic most melodramatic melo-dramatic

From melodrama + -tic. Modelled after dramatic.

melodramatics

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