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melodramatic, a.|mɛləʊdrəˈmætɪk|
[f. melodrama, after dramatic.]
Of or pertaining to melodrama; having the characteristics of melodrama. Often in depreciative sense: Characterized by sensationalism and spurious pathos.
1816Edin. Rev. XXVII. 79 This siege abounded in melo⁓dramatic situations. 1831E. J. Trelawny Adv. Younger Son III. 218 Her melo-dramatic fury augmented to such a pitch..that [etc.]. 1873J. Hannay in Cornh. Mag. Feb. 189 Sometimes his tragedy degenerates into the melodramatic. 1897M. Kingsley W. Africa 13 Whenever and however it may be seen, soft and dream-like in the sunshine, or melodramatic and bizarre in the moonlight, it is one of the most beautiful things the eye of man may see. |