Antonyms for theatrically


Grammar : Adv
Spell : thee-a-tri-kuhl
Phonetic Transcription : θiˈæ trɪ kəl


Definition of theatrically

Origin :
  • 1550s, "pertaining to the theater," from theater + -ical. Sense of "stagy, histrionic" is attested from 1709.
  • As in loudly : adv audibly
  • As in pompously : adv pretentiously
Example sentences :
  • "We'll go to supper," said Miss Montgomery theatrically, appearing at the door.
  • Extract from : « The Crusade of the Excelsior » by Bret Harte
  • Its reputation is as theatrically artificial as that of the New York Bowery.
  • Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke
  • We are sorry that she dismissed La Blancherie quite so theatrically.
  • Extract from : « The Women of the French Salons » by Amelia Gere Mason
  • "Mary Stuart" is theatrically no less than dramatically conceived.
  • Extract from : « Essays on Scandinavian Literature » by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
  • She gave it out with pathos, paused, and was theatrically distressed.
  • Extract from : « The Wits and Beaux of Society » by Grace Wharton and Philip Wharton
  • On the ground floor is another Salle de Bain, quite as theatrically disposed as that of Napoleon.
  • Extract from : « Royal Palaces and Parks of France » by Milburg Francisco Mansfield
  • This stranger was of kingly appearance, of stately and commanding demeanour, and theatrically dressed.
  • Extract from : « Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2 » by Ferdinand Gregorovius
  • Its title-heroine is a bad old woman, who "keeps the door" in the Elizabethan sense as well as theatrically.
  • Extract from : « A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 » by George Saintsbury
  • Maurice theatrically thrust a cigar between his teeth and struck a match.
  • Extract from : « The Puppet Crown » by Harold MacGrath
  • No, theatrically exclaims Gerry, I "would sooner be thrown into the Seine."
  • Extract from : « The Life of John Marshall (Volume 2 of 4) » by Albert J. Beveridge

Synonyms for theatrically

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