theatrically

adverb

the·​at·​ri·​cal·​ly thēˈa‧trə̇k(ə)lē 

thiˈ-, 

-rēk-, 

-li

: in a theatrical manner

theatrically talented students

its green-lit fumes rose theatrically against the enormous cheap-gaudy nightscape

—Christopher Isherwood

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