MELODRAMATIC
ADJECTIVES
► HAMMY melodramatic, theatrical → 1899 US sl.
► IKEY melodramatic; done for the effect → L19 sl.
► QUEENY showy, melodramatic, affected → 1997 US sl.
► TALL of speech: intense, melodramatic → M19 sl.
► THUNDER-AND-LIGHTNING melodramatic, startling, violent → 1892
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