Melodramaticness

A feature of the fight was the melodramaticness of the Champion of Champions. [John L.] Sullivan was intensely theatric at times. On several occasions, when the crowd gave vent to its displeasure at [Jake] Kilrain’s method of fighting, the big fellow would half turn toward it, and, raising his right arm aloft, would still the cries by a deprecating wave of his hand.

It might be argued that the massiveness of the arrows on the Israel-Egypt maps, and the melodramaticness of some of the words used in some of the accompanying news stories, really imparted a rhetorically true impression of what the action might portend. That would be a kind of an argument: a poor kind.

Hier aber versagt Hamiltons Bezug auf eine “melodramaticness of life”.

I might criticize the fact that he didn't write any tracks himself, (which by judgement makes it hard for what he sings to be sincere) and I might also criticise his fairly extreme melodramaticness (if that really is a word - sorry) considering he didn't write that song.

Let you in on a little secret I wasn't a supporter of either of you until your melodramaticness (best way to put it) has started to get old.

> that it seems the Germans are a grumpy lot because of their language. / Ahh.. my life makes sense now. I am Norwegian, and we have the same vowels here, although our language is a tad less military sounding. So that's what's causing the ol' Scandinavian melancholy, Bergman, Munch and all that. I'm sure you also can find phonetic explanations for the even more pervasive Russian melancholy, the Arab and Israeli aggressiveness, the Malaysian mellowness, the American bubblegumness, the Italian melodramaticness, etc etc. Interesting!

I can already imagine critics snickering at it for Michael Bay's unsubtle & over melodramaticness.

“Ever since I got to Los Angeles,” Shah said, “you’ve been bent on humiliating me. At every turn, you try to show me up. Well, I am taking a stand. This is the last time you make me look bad.” Shah’s face suddenly grew very calm. “From now on, we are at war.” / Ali had to stop himself from laughing at Shah’s melodramaticness… over such a minor thing.