melodramatic 2
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected
Examples
- 1.a theatrical pose
- 2.an attitude of melodramatic despair
- 3.histrionic gestures
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
melodramatically 1
adverb
as in a melodrama
EnglishDerivationally related form
melodrama 1
noun
an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
Similar_to
theatrical 2
adjective
suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater
