theatrical: Meaning and Definition of

the•at•ri•cal

1. of or pertaining to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
2. suggestive of the theater or of acting; artificial, pompous, spectacular, or extravagantly histrionic: a theatrical display of grief.

1. dramatic performances, now esp. as given by amateurs.
2. artificial or histrionic actions.
2. a professional actor: a family of renowned theatricals.