histrionic

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected
- "histrionic gestures"

Adj

Of or relating to actors or acting.
Excessively dramatic or emotional, especially with the intention to draw attention.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin histriōnicus (“pertaining to acting; scurrilous, shameful; wretched”), from Latin histriōnicus (“pertaining to acting and the theatre”), from histriō (“actor, player”) + -icus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). By surface analysis, histrion + -ic.

Synonyms

actorish, actressy, dramatic, melodramatic, overdramatic, sensationalized, stagy, theatrical

Scrabble Score: 15

histrionic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
histrionic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
histrionic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

histrionic is a valid Words With Friends word