His'tri-ôn'ic or His'tri-ôn'ic-al, a.

a. [Lat. histrionicus, Fr. histrionique, Sp. histrionico, It. istrionico. See supra.] Pertaining to a stage-player; belonging to stage-playing; befitting a theater; theatrical; pantomimic; — sometimes in a bad sense. “Tainted with false and histrionic feeling.” De Quincey.