Definitions for melodramatic



Overview of adj melodramatic

The adj melodramatic has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) melodramatic

(having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea")

2. histrionic, melodramatic

(characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose")

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