Characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected.
1 The histrionic gift may be at its best in creating a saga.
2 This blacksmith cub was there, and the histrionic poison entered his bones.
3 And he pretended with a histrionic skill that deceived everybody-sometimeseven himself.
4 All his histrionic instincts were aroused by such an occasion as this.
5 Much amused by this unsuspected histrionic gift, Mary walked on beside McEwan.
6 And all this happy issue due to his diplomatic and histrionic skill!
7 It's odd, isn't it, that I shouldn't possess a little histrionic ability.
8 Curly's histrionic powers were equal to the impersonation; but his make-up was wanting.
9 And nothing was going to convince me otherwise, not even her histrionic yelling.
10 Anthony Pasquin has recorded a derisive description of his histrionic method:
11 She has great mimic powers, and might adorn the histrionic stage.
12 His career had equipped him with histrionic powers that were exceptional.
13 He was realistic, but he was essentially histrionic , and he was rightly so.
14 And he carried a long black rag, as a cloak, for histrionic purposes.
15 This film is histrionic , idiotic and so boring it gave me a headache.
16 To the Roman, the scenic and histrionic were the vital features of a production.
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