melodramatically

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melodramatically - 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]

melodramatically - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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"