MELODRAMATIC

• (adj.) having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama

  "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea"

• (adj.) characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected

  "histrionic gestures", "an attitude of melodramatic despair", "a theatrical pose"

  synonyms : histrionic

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