Definition of theatrically in English:
theatrically
adverb θɪˈatrɪk(ə)liθiˈætrək(ə)li
1In an exaggerated and excessively dramatic manner.
he clasps his chest and sighs theatrically
Example sentencesExamples
- The management office looks out theatrically over the city through a framed window.
- The accuser passionately addresses the court with an arm flung theatrically backward toward the passive defendant.
- The paintings strike a nerve; they left me feeling uncomfortable, as if I were witnessing something essentially private, like mourning, made theatrically public.
- Behind her stood a striking trio of theatrically shady characters.
- The author never loses sight of the delicate reality at the center of his character's almost theatrically tragic life.
2In a way that relates to acting or to the theatre or cinema.
a theatrically trained actor
a theatrically staged mass meeting
the picture will be released theatrically next year
Example sentencesExamples
- Renaissance theaters had been designed to resemble theatrically successful spaces in banquet halls.
- To my knowledge, neither movie was released theatrically in the United States.
- His persona is by turns clueless, sly and naughty, meekly desperate, monstrously infantile and always theatrically aware of his audience.
- I didn't see the movie in the theatres, so I can't comment if the sound mix was like that theatrically.
- He plays his part a little too theatrically for its own good.
Definition of theatrically in US English:
theatrically
adverbTHēˈatrək(ə)lēθiˈætrək(ə)li
1In an exaggerated and excessively dramatic manner.
he clasps his chest and sighs theatrically
Example sentencesExamples
- Behind her stood a striking trio of theatrically shady characters.
- The accuser passionately addresses the court with an arm flung theatrically backward toward the passive defendant.
- The management office looks out theatrically over the city through a framed window.
- The paintings strike a nerve; they left me feeling uncomfortable, as if I were witnessing something essentially private, like mourning, made theatrically public.
- The author never loses sight of the delicate reality at the center of his character's almost theatrically tragic life.
2In a way that relates to acting, the theater, or the movies.
a theatrically trained actor
a theatrically staged mass meeting
the picture will be released theatrically next year
Example sentencesExamples
- To my knowledge, neither movie was released theatrically in the United States.
- He plays his part a little too theatrically for its own good.
- Renaissance theaters had been designed to resemble theatrically successful spaces in banquet halls.
- I didn't see the movie in the theatres, so I can't comment if the sound mix was like that theatrically.
- His persona is by turns clueless, sly and naughty, meekly desperate, monstrously infantile and always theatrically aware of his audience.