melodramatic

(adjective)

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.