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[Lat. amphitheatric us = pertaining to an amphitheatre.] 1. Pertaining to an amphitheatre; exhibited in an amphitheatre. "In their amphitheatrical glad i at ures, the lives of captives lay at the mercy of the vulgar."-Gayton: Notes on D. Quiz., iv. 21. 2. In form resembling an amphitheatre. ". the name of bay is justified, as applied to Darwin : this grand amphitheatrical depre ion.". Voyage round the World , ch. xix. ăm-phi-the-at-ri-cal-ly, adv. [Eng. amphitheatrical; ly.] In the form of an amphitheatre. ( Worcester.)