actable
[ ak-tuh-buhl ]
Origin of actable
1Other words from actable
- act·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- un·act·a·ble, adjective
Words Nearby actable
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How to use actable in a sentence
The most intelligent performer is he who recognizes most surely this "actable" and distinguishes in it the more from the less.
Picture and Text | Henry James“Monna Vanna” is one of the most brilliantly actable plays of modern times, despite its improbability.
Prophets of Dissent | Otto HellerThe old dramatists didn't defer to them—not so much at least—and that's why they're less and less actable.
The Tragic Muse | Henry JamesHere the dramatic form was much more definite, though still not attempting acted or actable drama.
A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) | George SaintsburyOur opinions are only sound, I think, as far as the question of a play being actable is concerned.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man | Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman
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