Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Melodramatic

/mĕlˌ-əd-rəm-ăt'-ĭk/ · Mel·o·dra·mat·ic · IPA /ˌmɛl.ə.dɹəˈmæt.ɪk/

01 a. Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.

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