Hypertheatrical
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Extremely or excessively theatrical.
"The more frequent and insistent the camera's gaze, the more hypertheatrical the acting; the more the camera has to go in search of an actor who pretends not be aware of it, and to exist without it, the more naturalistic and documentary the acting seems (portraits of a lunatic, a prisoner or an amateur actor)."
Example
More examples"The more frequent and insistent the camera's gaze, the more hypertheatrical the acting; the more the camera has to go in search of an actor who pretends not be aware of it, and to exist without it, the more naturalistic and documentary the acting seems (portraits of a lunatic, a prisoner or an amateur actor)."
Etymology
From hyper- + theatrical.
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