histrionic
[ his-tree-on-ik ]
/ ˌhɪs triˈɒn ɪk /
adjective Also his·tri·on·i·cal.
of or relating to actors or acting.
deliberately affected or self-consciously emotional; overly dramatic, in behavior or speech.
noun
an actor.
Words nearby histrionic
Origin of histrionic
1640–50; < Late Latin histrōnicus of actors, equivalent to histriōn- (stem of histriō) actor (said to be < Etruscan) + -icus -ic
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Examples from the Web for histrionically
True, she could act; she had been told by many a great impressario that histrionically she had no peer in grand opera.
The Place of Honeymoons|Harold MacGrathThat it be seriously done with a real intention of doing the thing, and not histrionically, ludicrously, or in jest.
A Christian Directory|Baxter RichardBut histrionically it must be confessed that things dragged a little.
As a result he was but histrionically master of himself when the Countess Livia or the nimbus of the lady appeared in the room.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for histrionically
histrionic
histrionical
/ (ˌhɪstrɪˈɒnɪk) /
adjective
excessively dramatic, insincere, or artificialhistrionic gestures
rare dramatic
noun
(plural) melodramatic displays of temperament
rare (plural, functioning as singular) dramatics
Derived forms of histrionic
histrionically, adverbWord Origin for histrionic
C17: from Late Latin histriōnicus of a player, from histriō actor
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