actorish
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of actorish
Example Sentences
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Despite the added tension, the series is made with a dedication to keeping things from getting too sensational, too declamatory, too actorish.
From Los Angeles Times
In a letter to a colleague, the director wrote that his voice, “is neither patronizing, nor is it intimidating, nor is it pompous, overly dramatic or actorish. Despite this, it is interesting.”
From Slate
“The voice is neither patronizing, nor is it intimidating, nor is it pompous, overly dramatic or actorish. Despite this, it is interesting.”
From New York Times
It’s a risky thing to give a performance that you know some people will dismiss as mannered or arch or artificial or, worst of all, actorish.
From Slate
Green, a suavely tough little septuagenarian, has an imposing reputation among his peers, who admire his stagecraft—a repertoire of actorish gifts that includes a sense of timing acute as a night-club comedian’s.
From Literature
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