theatrical
adjective
of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations.
half-theatrical
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a word derived from
theatrical.
Example Sentences
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No less finely had he conveyed the something half-theatrical which characterized that face, the slightly affected set of the mouth, the far-off look in the eyes, the elaborate arrangement of the hair.
From The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: French novels by Julian Hawthorne
Even the bluffs that occasionally jutted into the sea did the picturesque in a half-theatrical fashion.
From In the Footprints of the Padres by Charles Warren Stoddard
And here a smile half-theatrical passed over his features.
From Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest by William Knapp
Then he took his hat, and with a half-theatrical bow all round, and a smile at Sacovitch, he left the room.
From In Direst Peril by David Christie Murray
Their half-theatrical exhibition reminded her of some play she had seen; they might be the clue to some story, or the mere worthless hoardings of a diseased fancy.
From By Shore and Sedge by Bret Harte
