melodramatically
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mel·o·dra·mat·ic
(mĕl′ə-drə-măt′ĭk)adj.
1. Having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama: "a melodramatic account of two perilous days spent among the planters" (Frank O. Gatell).
2. Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic: "Accuse me, if you will, of melodramatic embroidery" (Erskine Childers).
3. Characterized by false pathos and sentiment.
mel′o·dra·mat′i·cal·ly adv.
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| Adv. | 1. | melodramatically - as in a melodrama; "here, the hero is melodramatically reunited with the heroine" |
| 2. | melodramatically - in an overly emotional manner; "she acted melodramatically when she called for help" |
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بِصورَة مَسْرَحِيَّه عاطِفِيَّه
melodramaticky
melodramatiskt
melodrámai módon
á melódramatískan hátt
melodramaticky
acıklı/dokunaklı bir şekilde
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melodrama
(ˈmelədraːmə) noun1. a (type of) play in which emotions and the goodness or wickedness of the characters are exaggerated greatly.
2. (an example of) behaviour similar to a play of this sort. He makes a melodrama out of everything that happens.
ˌmelodraˈmatic (-drəˈmӕ-) adjectiveˌmelodraˈmatically adverb
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melodramatically - as in a melodrama; "here, the hero is melodramatically reunited with the heroine"
melodramatically - in an overly emotional manner; "she acted melodramatically when she called for help"