HISTRION'IC HISTRION'ICAL, adjective [Latin histrionicus, from histrio, a buffoon, an actor, or stage player.] Pertaining to a buffoon or comedian, or to a pantomime, who represents events or characters by gestures and dancing; belonging to stage-playing; befitting a theater; theatrical.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI