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untheatrical

Other forms: untheatrically

Definitions of untheatrical
  1. adjective
    not suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater
    “a well-written but untheatrical play”
    “an untheatrical personality”
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    antonyms:
    theatrical
    suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater
    histrionic, melodramatic
    characteristic of acting or a stage performance; affected
    showy
    displaying brilliance and virtuosity
    stagey, stagy
    having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality
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