| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical; -- sometimes in a bad sense.[Websters]
2. Being theatrical, dramatic or stagy. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb histrionically.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (histrionically) | 1. In a dramatic, scenic, theatrical or operatic manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. In an uppish, arrogant or bumptious manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In an ostentatious, pedantic, vain or hollow manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a vainglorious, proud or foppish manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a sensational or melodramatic manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In an artificial, hypocritical, fictitious, mannered or counterfeit manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a false, factitious, spurious, unnatural or pharisaical manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HISTRIONICAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HISTRIONICAL
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Pertaining to a buffoon or comedian, or to a pantomime, who represents events or characters by gestures and dancing; belonging to stage-playing; befitting a theater; theatrical. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
