mel´o|dra|mat´i|cal|ly — mel|o|dra|mat|ic «MEHL uh druh MAT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of, like, or suitable for melodrama; sensational and exaggerated: »His soldiers, who, save for a few rare melodramatic encounters, saw nothing of him, idolized their “Little… … Useful english dictionary
mel|o|dra|mat|ic — «MEHL uh druh MAT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of, like, or suitable for melodrama; sensational and exaggerated: »His soldiers, who, save for a few rare melodramatic encounters, saw nothing of him, idolized their “Little Corporal” (H. G. Wells).… … Useful english dictionary
melodramatic — mel|o|dra|mat|ic [ ,melədrə mætık ] adjective behaving in a way that is too emotional or too serious ╾ mel|o|dra|mat|i|cal|ly [ ,melədrə mætıkli ] adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
melodrama — mel|o|dra|ma [ˈmelədra:mə US dra:mə, dræmə] n [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: mélodrame, from Greek melos ( MELODY) + French drame drama ] 1.) a story or play in which very exciting or terrible things happen, and in which the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
melodramatic — mel•o•dra•mat•ic [[t]ˌmɛl ə drəˈmæt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) sbz of, like, or befitting melodrama 2) exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; disproportionately intense 3) melodramatics, melodramatic writing or behavior • Etymology: 1810–20 mel… … From formal English to slang
melodramatic — mel|o|dra|mat|ic [ˌmelədrəˈmætık] adj if you behave in a melodramatic way, you become more angry or upset than is really necessary ▪ Stop being so melodramatic! >melodramatically [ kli] adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
melodrama — mel|o|dra|ma [ melə,dramə ] noun count or uncount 1. ) a story, play, or movie in which the characters behave in an extreme emotional way, with the bad characters being very bad, the good characters being very good, etc. 2. ) a situation in which … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
melodrama — mel•o•dra•ma [[t]ˈmɛl əˌdrɑ mə, ˌdræm ə[/t]] n. pl. mas 1) sbz lit. a dramatic form that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action over characterization 2) melodramatic behavior or events 3) sbz mad lit. (in the 17th–early 19th centuries) … From formal English to slang
melodrama — [mel′ō drä΄mə, mel′ōdram΄ə; mel′ədrä΄mə, mel′ədram΄ə] n. [altered (by assoc. with DRAMA) < Fr mélodrame < Gr melos, a song + Fr drame < LL: see DRAMA] 1. Historical a sensational or romantic stage play with interspersed songs and an… … English World dictionary
Melodramatic — Mel o*dra*mat ic, a. [Cf. F. m[ e]lodramatique.] Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. {Mel o*dra*mat ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
