- 1[only before noun] connected with the theater a theatrical agent
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- 2(often disapproving) (of behavior) exaggerated in order to attract attention or create a particular effect a theatrical gesture
NAmE//θiˈætrɪkli//
adverb Theatrically speaking, he was a genius. “What now?” she sighed theatrically.See theatrical in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: theatrical