theatrically
Use theatrically in a sentence
Adverb
(comparative more theatrically, superlative most theatrically)
- in a theatrical or dramatic manner
Origin
theatrical + -ly
theatrically
Variant of theatrical
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.
Origin of theatrical
; from Late Latin theatricus (; from Classical Greek theatrikos) + -alAlso, for 1 and 2, theatric
Related Forms:
- theatricalism
noun
or theatricality - theatrically
adverb
