melodramaticallyadv.

Brit.

/ˌmɛlədrəˈmatᵻkli/, U.S.

/ˌmɛlədrəˈmædək(ə)li/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: melodramatic adj., -ally suffix.

Etymology: < melodramatic adj. + -ally suffix.

In an exaggerated or melodramatic manner; sensationally.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [adverb] > given to or marked by exhibition of emotion > in melodramatic manner

melodramatically1820

1820 European Mag. Dec. 546/2 Abbott, in the Warlock, was a fine grim figure,..roaring very fiercely and Melo-dramatically.

1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xiii. 129 The honourable Samuel Slumkey..melo-dramatically testified by gestures to the crowd, his ineffaceable obligations to the Eatanswill Gazette.

1873 ‘A. Thomas’ Two Widows I. vii. 145 Whose manner had struck Gilbert as..melodramatically pretentious.

1943 A. M. Lindbergh Diary 5 May in War within & Without (1980) 347 ‘Everything goes wrong for me’ and threateningly and melodramatically says with tears in his eyes, ‘If that bean dies!’

1995 Holiday Which? Mar. 77/2 The dark melodramatically Gothic Crucifixion is the centrepiece, while the temptation of St. Anthony looks more like torture.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melodramatically
释义	melodramaticallyadv. Brit. /ˌmɛlədrəˈmatᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌmɛlədrəˈmædək(ə)li/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: melodramatic adj., -ally suffix. Etymology: < melodramatic adj. + -ally suffix. In an exaggerated or melodramatic manner; sensationally. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [adverb] > given to or marked by exhibition of emotion > in melodramatic manner melodramatically1820 1820 European Mag. Dec. 546/2 Abbott, in the Warlock, was a fine grim figure,..roaring very fiercely and Melo-dramatically. 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xiii. 129 The honourable Samuel Slumkey..melo-dramatically testified by gestures to the crowd, his ineffaceable obligations to the Eatanswill Gazette. 1873 ‘A. Thomas’ Two Widows I. vii. 145 Whose manner had struck Gilbert as..melodramatically pretentious. 1943 A. M. Lindbergh Diary 5 May in War within & Without (1980) 347 ‘Everything goes wrong for me’ and threateningly and melodramatically says with tears in his eyes, ‘If that bean dies!’ 1995 Holiday Which? Mar. 77/2 The dark melodramatically Gothic Crucifixion is the centrepiece, while the temptation of St. Anthony looks more like torture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1820
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