[
UK
/θiːˈætɹɪkli/
]
[ US /θiˈætɹɪkəˌɫi, θiˈætɹɪkɫi/ ]
[ US /θiˈætɹɪkəˌɫi, θiˈætɹɪkɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
in a theatrical manner
theatrically dressed -
in a stagy and theatrical manner
`I cannot show my face at her house,' he declared theatrically
How To Use theatrically In A Sentence
- theatrically dressed
- I hobble theatrically over to the waiting area, where a women immediately vacates her seat for me.
- He was, on the face of it, no more than an accessory to the theatrically gifted and great, an attendant lord but never Hamlet.
- But the real problems are a static production and the script, which borders on the theatrically illiterate.
- T shivered theatrically and chose risotto with asparagus, clams and octopus carpaccio to start, followed by rump steak and polenta.
- Sian, in a long coat that swished theatrically behind her, had dressed for the occasion; so too the conscientious Kevin Amos in his DJ.
- They drilled gymnastically, not to say theatrically. The Lincoln Story Book
- The bright light of Provence changed theatrically as the sky darkened to grey, then turned slate purple.
- Also: finishing a tough job requires that you draw your hand theatrically across your brow.
- I theatrically cleared my throat and grabbed the mike like I owned it.