Found 2 items, similar to Melodramatic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: melodramatic melodramatic adj 1: having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; “a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea” 2: characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; “histrionic gestures”; “an attitude of melodramatic despair”; “a theatrical pose” [syn: histrionic]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Melodramatic Melodramatic \Mel`o*dra*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]lodramatique.] Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. -- Mel`o*dra*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]