of, like, or befitting melodrama.

exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic.

melodramatics, melodramatic writing or behavior.

adjective

calm , normal , untheatrical

adjective

artificial , blood-and-thunder , cliff-hanging , cloak-and-dagger , exaggerated , ham * , hammy , histrionic , hokey * , overdramatic , overemotional , sensational , spectacular , stagy , theatrical , histrionical , theatric , corny , emotional , showy