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melodramatic(dictionary)

melodramatic (iou)



melodramatic adjective. E19.
[from MELODRAMA after dramatic.]
Of or pertaining to melodrama; having the characteristics of melodrama; characterized by sensationalism and spurious pathos.
B. Geldof A big campaign to raise money for rather melodramatic 'mercy flights' to Ethiopia.
melodramatically adverb M19.