Mĕl'o-dra-măt'ic, a.
a. [Fr. mélodramatique.] Pertaining to a melodrame; of the nature of melodrama; unnatural or exaggerated in situation or action; coarsely represented; done for effect merely; overstrained.
a. [Fr. mélodramatique.] Pertaining to a melodrame; of the nature of melodrama; unnatural or exaggerated in situation or action; coarsely represented; done for effect merely; overstrained.