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theatrical
[ thee-a-tri-kuhl ]
adjective
- of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations:
theatrical performances.
- suggestive of the theater or of acting; artificial, pompous, spectacular, or extravagantly histrionic:
a theatrical display of grief.
Synonyms: , , ,
noun
- theatricals,
- dramatic performances, now especially as given by amateurs.
- artificial or histrionic actions.
- a professional actor:
a family of renowned theatricals.
theatrical
/ θɪˈæٰɪə /
adjective
- of or relating to the theatre or dramatic performances
- exaggerated and affected in manner or behaviour; histrionic
Derived Forms
- ٳˈٰ, adverb
- ٳˌٰˈٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ٳ·····ٲ [thee-a-tri-, kal, -i-tee], ٳ·۾··Ա noun
- ٳ·۾·· adverb
- -ٳ·۾· adjective
- ԴDzt·۾ adjective
- ԴDzt·۾· adjective
- nonٳ·۾·· adverb
- v·ٳ·۾· adjective
- over·ٳ·۾·· adverb
- over·ٳ·۾··Ա noun
- ܲȴ-ٳ·۾· adjective
- quasi-ٳ·۾·· adverb
- i·ٳ·۾ adjective
- i·ٳ·۾· adjective
- semi·ٳ·۾·· adverb
- ܲt·۾ adjective
- ܲt·۾· adjective
- unٳ·۾·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of theatrical1
Example Sentences
Films that were once surreptitiously passed around via bootleg videos are getting their first theatrical run in the country.
Chu also spoke during the Sunday panel about his forthcoming projects, including “Wicked: For Good,” which is slated for a Nov. 21 theatrical release.
Slanting the dialogue of a major theatrical gangbuster toward hesitation or negativity only feeds the slop machine.
The sheer delight of playing within that theatrical arena, just like when I was James Bond doing “The Tailor of Panama,” another film in the world of espionage.
Sporadically playing only at festivals, colleges and museums, the movie failed to garner a proper theatrical release until 2007, its complicated music clearances seemingly dooming it to obscurity.
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