melodramatic

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I realize that people are a little annoyed at this tact, and think it is melodramatic.

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having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea"

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adjective

having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea"

adjective

characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose"

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Core meanings and parts of speech for melodramatic.

adjective

having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea"

adjective

characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose"

Example sentences

I realize that people are a little annoyed at this tact, and think it is melodramatic.

Not only that, but it's just slightly less obviously melodramatic.

And your point is also a bit historically melodramatic.

But the write up is far too melodramatic for me to believe this was written by someone actually involved in the situation.

We had a real shot, with significant milestones behind us. Unfortunately our weak link was an immature, melodramatic singer that was terrified of success.

It's painfully melodramatic and offers almost no insight whatsoever.

I realized I had to do something or she would never have the chance to learn and love programming because the ass clowns behind me would make it impossible for her to do so."Seems a tad melodramatic as a reaction to a private conversation.

Not to be melodramatic, but as someone still in a day job this whole patent mess seriously does discourage me from taking the leap and risking everything to try to invent something meaningful only to get hit with a patent troll lawsuit just as we start to find our feet.