histrionic (s)
melodramatic#1 (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def characteristic of acting or a stage performance
def often affected
examples histrionic gestures
an attitude of melodramatic despair
a theatrical pose
Outgoing links
Similar to theatrical
Derivationally related form melodramatic → melodrama
Derivationally related form histrionic → histrionics
Incoming links
Similar to theatrical
Derived from adjective melodramatically → melodramatic
Derivationally related form histrionics → histrionic
Derivationally related form melodrama → melodramatic

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