histrionically

histrionically
histrionic ADJECTIVE 1) overly theatrical or melodramatic. 2) formal of or concerning actors or acting.
NOUN (histrionics) dramatized behaviour designed to attract attention.
DERIVATIVES histrionically adverb.
ORIGIN Latin histrionicus, from histrio 'actor' .

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