He has a gift for the theatricality of nothing happening, for small sudden changes of key, for the humor of despair (Time).
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the|at´ri|cal|ly — the|at|ri|cal «thee AT ruh kuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having something to do with the theater, actors, or dramatic presentations: »theatrical performances, a theatrical company. Dark stools, placed on an unadorned stage, took on… … Useful english dictionary
the|at|ri|cal — «thee AT ruh kuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having something to do with the theater, actors, or dramatic presentations: »theatrical performances, a theatrical company. Dark stools, placed on an unadorned stage, took on theatrical… … Useful english dictionary
the|is´ti|cal|ly — the|is|tic «thee IHS tihk», adjective. of or having to do with theism or a theist; according to the doctrine of theists. –the|is´ti|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
the|mat´i|cal|ly — the|mat|ic «thee MAT ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with a theme or themes. 2. Grammar. of or having to do with the theme of a word. –the|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
the|ur´gi|cal|ly — the|ur|gic «thee UR jihk», adjective. of or having to do with theurgy. –the|ur´gi|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
the|is|ti|cal — «thee IHS tuh kuhl», adjective. = theistic. (Cf. ↑theistic) … Useful english dictionary
the|ri|a|cal — «thih RY uh kuhl», adjective. having to do with theriaca; medicinal … Useful english dictionary
the|at´ri|cal|ness — the|at|ri|cal «thee AT ruh kuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having something to do with the theater, actors, or dramatic presentations: »theatrical performances, a theatrical company. Dark stools, placed on an unadorned stage, took on… … Useful english dictionary
the|at´ri|cal|i|za´tion — the|at|ri|cal|ize «thee AT ruh kuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make theatrical; put in dramatic form; dramatize: »Folk dance purists, therefore, may find his dances too…theatricalized for their tastes (Newsweek).… … Useful english dictionary
the|at|ri|cal|ize — «thee AT ruh kuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make theatrical; put in dramatic form; dramatize: »Folk dance purists, therefore, may find his dances too…theatricalized for their tastes (Newsweek). –the|at´ri|cal|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
