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theatrically

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/θɪˈætrɪkəlɪ/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
the•at•ri•cal /θiˈætrɪkəl/USA pronunciation   adj. Also, theˈat•ric. 
  1. Show Businessof or relating to the theater.
  2. suggestive of the theater and therefore not real;
    artificial;
    showy:theatrical temper tantrums.
the•at•ri•cal•ly, adv.:"They're all out to get me!'' he exclaimed theatrically.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
the•at•ri•cal  (thē atri kəl),USA pronunciation adj. Also, the•atric. 
  1. Show Businessof or pertaining to the theater or dramatic presentations:theatrical performances.
  2. suggestive of the theater or of acting; artificial, pompous, spectacular, or extravagantly histrionic:a theatrical display of grief.

n. 
  1. theatricals:
    • Show Businessdramatic performances, now esp. as given by amateurs.
    • artificial or histrionic actions.
  2. Show Businessa professional actor:a family of renowned theatricals.
  • Greek theātrikós, equivalent. to theá̄tr(on) theater + -ikos -ic + -al1
  • Late Latin theātric(us)
  • 1550–60
the•atri•cal•ly, adv. 
    2. exaggerated, melodramatic, stagy, extravagant.

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