| a. | 1. | Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical. |
| 2. | Affectedly dramatic; insincerely emotional; - sometimes used in a bad sense. |
| Adj. | 1. | histrionic - characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose" Synonyms: melodramatic |