untheatricaladj.
(un- prefix1 1.)
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untheatrical1745
unhistrionic1837
1745 W. Ayre Mem. A. Pope I. 92 His Opera called Rosamond..did not succeed on the Stage, being wholly un-theatrical.
1898 Westm. Gaz. 12 Dec. 2/1 The piece..is remarkably untheatrical in style.
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adj.1745- to bear oneself stout
- to bear or carry away the bell
- to bear or stand comparison with
- to bear or stand the test
- to bear out
- to bear out a good face
- to bear outward
- to bear outwards
- to bear over
- to bear record
- to bear room
- to bear sail
- to bear speak false witness
- to bear state
- to bear sway
- to bear the bell
- to bear the blame
- to bear the bloom
- to bear the breech
- to bear the breeches
- to bear the crown
- to bear the face
- to bear the fault
- to bear the lantern
- to bear the name