Definition of actressy in English:

actressy

adjective ˈaktrɪsiˈaktrəsē

(of a woman) self-consciously theatrical or emotionally volatile.
her actressy manner
Example sentencesExamples
- She is quite actressy - that air of refined largesse - and also seems quintessentially English.
- Blanchett turns in another of her actressy strong-woman performances.
- IT'S A very actressy thing to do, of course - just not a very Glasgow-in-November thing.
- I would guess she wears a size 10, but looks hale and healthy rather than actressy and neurotic.
- She was told that she would never work if she kept her natural speaking voice and so adopted the identikit RP actressy tones you hear from Smith and the like.
- Graves is quietly incisive and commanding as the relatively humane Dr. Treves, but Burton is a trifle too actressy even for an actress portraying an actress.
- As she gets ready to portray a neurotic New Yorker, she displays all the usual actressy contradictions.
- There are no actressy affectations, no gush about wanting to adopt her fellow actors because they're all just… ‘so incredibly divine’.
- There's nothing actressy or contrived about it.
- Other than that, she insists, ‘I have no big worries or actressy obsessions.’
Synonyms
exaggerated, theatrical, ostentatious, stagy, showy, melodramatic, overacted, overdone, overripe, actorly, histrionic, affected, mannered, artificial, stilted, unreal, forced

Definition of actressy in US English:

actressy

adjectiveˈaktrəsē

Characteristic of an actress; stereotypically being self-consciously theatrical or emotionally volatile.
her actressy manner was an irritant to the others
Example sentencesExamples
- She is quite actressy - that air of refined largesse - and also seems quintessentially English.
- I would guess she wears a size 10, but looks hale and healthy rather than actressy and neurotic.
- There are no actressy affectations, no gush about wanting to adopt her fellow actors because they're all just… ‘so incredibly divine’.
- She was told that she would never work if she kept her natural speaking voice and so adopted the identikit RP actressy tones you hear from Smith and the like.
- Other than that, she insists, ‘I have no big worries or actressy obsessions.’
- Graves is quietly incisive and commanding as the relatively humane Dr. Treves, but Burton is a trifle too actressy even for an actress portraying an actress.
- There's nothing actressy or contrived about it.
- IT'S A very actressy thing to do, of course - just not a very Glasgow-in-November thing.
- As she gets ready to portray a neurotic New Yorker, she displays all the usual actressy contradictions.
- Blanchett turns in another of her actressy strong-woman performances.
Synonyms
exaggerated, theatrical, ostentatious, stagy, showy, melodramatic, overacted, overdone, overripe, actorly, histrionic, affected, mannered, artificial, stilted, unreal, forced

单词	actressy
释义	Definition of actressy in English: actressy adjective ˈaktrɪsiˈaktrəsē (of a woman) self-consciously theatrical or emotionally volatile. her actressy manner Example sentencesExamples She is quite actressy - that air of refined largesse - and also seems quintessentially English. Blanchett turns in another of her actressy strong-woman performances. IT'S A very actressy thing to do, of course - just not a very Glasgow-in-November thing. I would guess she wears a size 10, but looks hale and healthy rather than actressy and neurotic. She was told that she would never work if she kept her natural speaking voice and so adopted the identikit RP actressy tones you hear from Smith and the like. Graves is quietly incisive and commanding as the relatively humane Dr. Treves, but Burton is a trifle too actressy even for an actress portraying an actress. As she gets ready to portray a neurotic New Yorker, she displays all the usual actressy contradictions. There are no actressy affectations, no gush about wanting to adopt her fellow actors because they're all just… ‘so incredibly divine’. There's nothing actressy or contrived about it. Other than that, she insists, ‘I have no big worries or actressy obsessions.’ Synonyms exaggerated, theatrical, ostentatious, stagy, showy, melodramatic, overacted, overdone, overripe, actorly, histrionic, affected, mannered, artificial, stilted, unreal, forced Definition of actressy in US English: actressy adjectiveˈaktrəsē Characteristic of an actress; stereotypically being self-consciously theatrical or emotionally volatile. her actressy manner was an irritant to the others Example sentencesExamples She is quite actressy - that air of refined largesse - and also seems quintessentially English. I would guess she wears a size 10, but looks hale and healthy rather than actressy and neurotic. There are no actressy affectations, no gush about wanting to adopt her fellow actors because they're all just… ‘so incredibly divine’. She was told that she would never work if she kept her natural speaking voice and so adopted the identikit RP actressy tones you hear from Smith and the like. Other than that, she insists, ‘I have no big worries or actressy obsessions.’ Graves is quietly incisive and commanding as the relatively humane Dr. Treves, but Burton is a trifle too actressy even for an actress portraying an actress. There's nothing actressy or contrived about it. IT'S A very actressy thing to do, of course - just not a very Glasgow-in-November thing. As she gets ready to portray a neurotic New Yorker, she displays all the usual actressy contradictions. Blanchett turns in another of her actressy strong-woman performances. Synonyms exaggerated, theatrical, ostentatious, stagy, showy, melodramatic, overacted, overdone, overripe, actorly, histrionic, affected, mannered, artificial, stilted, unreal, forced
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