= histrionic, adj. 1.

Chiefly depreciative. Resembling or reminiscent of stage acting or representation, or stage effect; theatrical, extravagantly dramatic…

Characteristic of a mime; histrionic; (hence) hypocritical. Obsolete.

Theatrical or dramatic in character or style; esp. excessively theatrical, melodramatic, stagy. Also: characterized by pretence or deceit.

Fictitious, imaginary; feigned, pretend. Cf. scenical, adj. 2b. Obsolete. rare.

Suggestive of the theatre; = theatrical, adj. 3.

Having the style of dramatic performance; extravagantly or irrelevantly histrionic; ‘stagy’; calculated for display, showy, spectacular.

Striving for effect; strained; simulating strong feeling, tending to exaggeration of feeling. Obsolete.

Of or pertaining to the stage; theatrical in appearance, manner, style, etc. (Chiefly in a… Resembling that used on the stage; dramatically…

Characteristic of or reminiscent of an actress; affectedly theatrical.