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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I cut the enclosed from a sort of half-sporting, half-theatrical paper our fellows get; no doubt the paragraph is true enough.
From Macleod of Dare by William Black
He threw his hands up in a queer half-theatrical gesture.
From When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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
With this grave admonition, delivered in a half-theatrical tone of voice, I draped my "toga" so as to hide any imperfection of my interior costume, and descended majestically into the boat.
From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Charles James Lever
And here a smile half-theatrical passed over his features.
From Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest by William Knapp
