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Histrionical

{

Hisˊtri-on′ic

,

Hisˊtri-on′ic-al

}

,

Adj.

[L.

histrionicus

: cf. F.

histrionique

. See

.]

1.

Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical.

2.

Affectedly dramatic; insincerely emotional; – sometimes used in a bad sense.

–

Hisˊtri-on′ic-al-ly

,

adv.

Tainted with false and

histrionic

feeling.

De Quincey.