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   Mel·o·dra·mat·ic

   /ˌmelədrəˈmadik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to melodrama: "a melodramatic comedy about Slavic miners"
   • ▪ characteristic of melodrama, especially in being exaggerated, sensationalized, or overemotional: "he flung the door open with a melodramatic flourish"

   Derivatives

   • 1. melodramatically adverb

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   What is melodramatic adjective?

   • Definition of melodramatic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary full of exciting and extreme emotions or events; behaving or reacting to something in an exaggerated way Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   What does melodrama mean?

   • of, like, or befitting melodrama. exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic. melodramatics, melodramatic writing or behavior.

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   What does melodramático mean?

   • 感情誇張的, 戲劇性的… 感情夸张的, 戏剧性的… melodramático, melodramático/ca [masculine-feminine, singular]… melodramático, melodramático/-ca… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! MELODRAMATIC definition: showing much stronger emotions than are necessary for a situation: .

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   What is melodramatic behavior?

   • Melodramatic behavior is behavior in which someone treats a situation as much more serious than it really is. "Don't you think you're being slightly melodramatic?" Jane asked. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   How to use . melodramatic in a sentenceAs exuberant as I tend to be, I did feel “knight” would be too melodramatic.

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   full of exciting and extreme emotions or events; behaving or reacting to something in an exaggerated way a melodramatic plot full of deceit and murder

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   melodramatic in American English. (ˌmelədrəˈmætɪk) adjective. 1. of, like, or befitting melodrama. 2. exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic. noun. 3.

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