Melodramatic
[mel-uh-druh-mat-ik] /ˌmɛl ə drəˈmæt ɪk/
adjective
1.
of, like, or befitting .
2.
exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic.
noun
3.
melodramatics, melodramatic writing or behavior.
adj.
1776; from foreign source of melodrama on model of dramatic. Related: Melodramatically.
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