Melodramatic

adjective

/ˌmɛl.ə.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/

Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.adjectiveOf or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.

2.adjectiveExaggeratedly emotional or sentimental.

"She wrote him a melodramatic letter, threatening to kill herself."

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