(adj) characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected, Syn. melodramatic, Example:histrionic gestures; an attitude of melodramatic despair; a theatrical pose
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
a. [ Cf. F. mélodramatique. ] Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. -- Mel`o*dra*mat"ic*al*ly adv. [1913 Webster]