Histrionical

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Histrionic \His`tri*on"ic\, Histrionical \His`tri*on"ic*al\, a.
     [L. histrionicus: cf. F. histrionique. See {Histrion}.]
     1. Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a
        theatre; theatrical.
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     2. Affectedly dramatic; insincerely emotional; -- sometimes
        used in a bad sense. -- {His`tri*on"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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              Tainted with false and histrionic feeling. --De
                                                    Quincey.
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