actorishadj.
/ˈakt(ə)rɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈæktərɪʃ/ Characteristic or reminiscent of a dramatic actor; affectedly theatrical. Cf. actressy adj.
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the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > spectacular, sensational, or dramatic display > [adjective] > affectedly theatrical (of persons)
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [adjective] > like or relating to actor
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1941 I. S. Cobb Exit Laughing xxxix. 494 The wife of the head of a big production unit..told me every householder on her street admittedly was either Jewish or actorish—or both.
1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Feb. 166/1 Usually, the trick is to produce an illusion of authenticity and neutralize the actorish qualities.
1984 Daily Tel. 3 Mar. 9/7 The confident, actorish voices of Alec McCowen, Norman Rodway and the rest consorted oddly with the probable condition of war criminals facing life imprisonment.
2000 L. Forbes Fish, Blood & Bone i. xvi. 97 He had Dad's glib, actorish way with a story, the circus grifter's charm that relished a gullible audience.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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