melodramatic

Adjective (2)

1. having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama“a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea”Opposite undramaticSimilar dramatic
2. characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected“histrionic gestures”“an attitude of melodramatic despair”“a theatrical pose”Synonyms: histrionicOpposite untheatricalSimilar theatrical