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English Dictionary: theatrically by the DICT Development Group
2 results for theatrically
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
theatrically
adv
  1. in a stagy and theatrical manner; "`I cannot show my face at her house,' he declared theatrically"
    Synonym(s): stagily, theatrically
  2. in a theatrical manner; "theatrically dressed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Theatrical \The*at"ric*al\, a. [L. theatricus, Gr. [?].]
      Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic
      representations; resembling the manner of dramatic
      performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, theatrical
      performances; theatrical gestures. -- {The*at`ri*cal"i*ty},
      n. -- {The*at"ric*al*ly}, adv.
  
               No meretricious aid whatever has been called in -- no
               trick, no illusion of the eye, nothing theatrical. --R.
                                                                              Jefferies.
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