melodramatic
adjective
1. having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama
- a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea
Similar word(s): dramatic
2. characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected
- an attitude of melodramatic despair
Similar word(s): theatrical, histrionic
Sentences with melodramatic as an adjective:
- She wrote him a melodramatic letter, threatening to kill herself.