Melodramatically

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  melodramatically
       adv 1: as in a melodrama; "here, the hero is melodramatically
              reunited with the heroine"
       2: in an overly emotional manner; "she acted melodramatically
          when she called for help"