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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. as in a melodrama;
- Example: "here, the hero is melodramatically reunited with the heroine"

2. in an overly emotional manner;
- Example: "she acted melodramatically when she called for help"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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"