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overdramatic

overdramatic adjective: dramatic to excess.

Adjective

overdramatic (comparative more overdramatic, superlative most overdramatic)

  1. Dramatic to excess.
    • Start to practice it, and you will be able to replace your overdramatic worldview with a worldview based on facts.2018, Hans Rosling, Factfulness, page 16
    Synonyms:
    histrionic

Synonyms of overdramatic

Forms of overdramatic

comparativemore overdramatic
superlativemost overdramatic

Origin of overdramatic

From over- + dramatic.

Words formed from overdramatic

Questions about overdramatic

What does overdramatic mean?
Overdramatic means dramatic to excess.
What part of speech is overdramatic?
Overdramatic is an adjective.

Words near overdramatic in the dictionary

  1. overdrain
  2. overdrainage
  3. overdrained
  4. overdraining
  5. overdrains
  6. overdramatic
  7. overdramatically
  8. overdramatics
  9. overdramatisation
  10. overdramatisations
  11. overdramatise

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