histrionic
adjective
of or relating to actors or acting.
unhistrionic
-
a word derived from
histrionic.
Example Sentences
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But even as the lyrics detail troubled thoughts, the music staves off self-pity with distorted tones, obstinate drumbeats and unhistrionic vocals.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2019
After the hype around Get Out, Kaluuya is more grateful than ever for his mother’s unhistrionic attitude.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2018
Gracepoint is a seriously intended, well-made drama that, for a network show, deals with heavy material in a remarkably unhistrionic or bloody way.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2014
An unhistrionic evocation of a world of misfits and misfortunes brilliantly played by Joan Plowright.
From Time Magazine Archive
What is passing at the Jacobins?"—"What is passing?" repeats Collot, in the unhistrionic Cambyses' vein: "What is passing?
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
