ADJECTIVE | all | melodramatic | having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama |
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all | melodramatic, histrionic | characteristic of acting or a stage performance |
Sounds | meh.lahdrahmae'tihk | |
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Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... |
Meaning | Having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama. | |
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Example | "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea" | |
Broader | dramatic | Suitable to or characteristic of drama / drama |
Spanish | melodramático | |
Catalan | melodramatic | |
Adverbs | melodramatically | in an overly emotional manner |
Meaning | characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected. | |
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Example | "an attitude of melodramatic despair" | |
Synonym | histrionic | |
Broader | theatrical | suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater |
Spanish | histriónico | |
Catalan | histriònic | |
Nouns | melodrama | an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization |
Adverbs | melodramatically | as in a melodrama |
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