16 letters · 26 points in Scrabble
adverb as in a melodrama
adverb in an overly emotional manner
originEtymology tree English melodramatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English melodramatically From melodramatic + -ally.
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