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174 entries under adjective topic. ×
| schmaltzy(false, counterfeit, affected, hollow) | |
| sensationalistic(amazing, striking, astounding) | |
| affected(pretentious, exaggerated, showy, dramatic) | |
| cloak-and-dagger(behavior, extravagant, histrionic, overemotional) | |
| comic(affected, exaggerated, showy, the drama) | |
| emotive | |
| extravagant(false, amazing, striking, exaggerated) | |
| farcical(affected, the drama, theatrical) | |
| overdrawn | |
| overworked | |
| overwrought | |
| passionate(intense, enthusiastic, excited, fierce) | |
| tragic(affected, exaggerated, showy, the drama) | |
| artistic | |
| blood-and-thunder(behavior, extravagant, emotional, sentimental) | |
| buskined | |
| emotionalistic | |
| grandiose | |
| histrionical(style, excite, surprise, dramatic) | |
| ostentatious(counterfeit, affected, hollow, pretentious) |
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