"hypertheatrical" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more hypertheatrical [comparative], most hypertheatrical [superlative]
Etymology: From hyper- + theatrical. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|theatrical}} hyper- + theatrical Head templates: {{en-adj}} hypertheatrical (comparative more hypertheatrical, superlative most hypertheatrical)
  1. Extremely or excessively theatrical.
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