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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. in a stagy and theatrical manner;
- Example: "`I cannot show my face at her house,' he declared theatrically"
[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"