theatrically

Variant of theatrical

theatrical Definition

the·at·ri·cal (t̸hē a′tri kəl)

adjective

having to do with the theater, the drama, a play, actors, etc.
characteristic of the theater; dramatic; esp. (in disparagement), melodramatic, histrionic, showy, or affected
designating or of a film, usually a feature (), produced for first exhibition in a commercial theater as distinguished from one made for showing first on TV, as home video, etc.

Etymology: < LL theatricus (< Gr theatrikos) + -al

Also, for 1 and 2, theatric the·at′·ric

Related Forms:

theatricalism the·at′·ri·cal·ism′ noun or theatricality the·at′·ri·cal′·ity (-kal′ə tē)
theatrically the·at′·ri·cally adverb

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