Hypertext Webster Gateway: "theatrically"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
theatrically
adv 1: in a stagy and theatrical manner; "`I cannot show my face at
her house,' he declared theatrically" [syn: {stagily}]
2: in a theatrical manner; "theatrically dressed"
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