Meanings
comparative more theatrically · superlative most theatrically
- In a theatrical or dramatic manner.
So it's not surprising that Terry McCabe's theatrically assured, combustibly comic staging is superior to Borealis Theatre's revival two months ago.
2003 November 28, Lawrence Bommer, “The Play's the Thing”, in Chicago Reader - not comparableIn theaters, or in terms of the theater.
The film premiered on 3 August before opening theatrically two days later.
1 more example
The story was a great success in novel form, but did not perform well theatrically.
Synonyms: theaterwise
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn theaters, or in terms of the theater.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin a stagy and theatrical manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan teatralment
- teatralmentin a theatrical manner
Finnish teatraalisesti
- teatraalisestiin a theatrical manner
Hungarian teátrálisan
- teátrálisanin a theatrical manner
Polish teatralnie, aktorsko
- teatralniein a theatrical manner
- aktorskoin a theatrical manner
Portuguese teatralmente
- teatralmentein a theatrical manner
Spanish teatralmente
- teatralmentein a theatrical manner
Cite this entry
theatrically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theatrically
“theatrically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theatrically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “theatrically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theatrically.
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