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Webster 1913 Edition
Theatrical
The-at′ric-al
,Adj.
[L.
theatricus
, Gr. [GREEK].] Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial;
– as,
. theatrical
performances; theatrical
gesturesThe-atˊri-cal′i-ty
(#)
, Noun.
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.
Definition 2024
theatrical
theatrical
English
Adjective
theatrical (comparative more theatrical, superlative most theatrical)
- Of or relating to the theatre.
- 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift
- The matter of whether the world needs a fourth Ice Age movie pales beside the question of why there were three before it, but Continental Drift feels less like an extension of a theatrical franchise than an episode of a middling TV cartoon, lolling around on territory that’s already been settled.
- 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift
- Fake and exaggerated.
Translations
of or relating to the theatre
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fake and exaggerated
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Noun
theatrical (plural theatricals)
- A stage performance, especially one by amateurs.