1.
[syn: stagily, theatrically]
2. in a theatrical manner;
- Example: "theatrically dressed"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
No meretricious aid whatever has been called in -- no
trick, no illusion of the eye, nothing theatrical. --R.
Jefferies.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
theatrically
adv 1: in a stagy and theatrical manner; "`I cannot show my face
at her house,' he declared theatrically" [syn: stagily,
theatrically]
2: in a theatrical manner; "theatrically dressed"