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histrionically

  • a word derived from histrionic.
    histrionic
    adjective
    of or relating to actors or acting.

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Junk dealers bid, as histrionically as possible, on the contents of abandoned storage spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

Young Dalí is played histrionically by Ezra Miller, the intense young Gala by Avital Lvova.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2023

Some excitable professors now histrionically regret having elected Sweet president of the American Historical Association.

From Washington Post Sep. 7, 2022

Rousseau is unlikely to have received his epiphany so histrionically; he may have already started formulating his heresies.

From The New Yorker Jul. 25, 2016

“Help me, sir,” Ignatius slobbered, grabbing histrionically at the lapels of Mr. Levy’s sports jacket.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole