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actressy

[ ak-truh-see ]
/ ˈæk trə si /
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adjective
self-consciously stagy in style or manner; exaggeratedly theatrical: an actressy reading that distorted the character of Ophelia.
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Origin of actressy

First recorded in 1895–1900; actress + -y1

Words nearby actressy

Actors' Equity Association, act out, ACTP, ACTRA, actress, actressy, Acts of the Apostles, ACTT, ACTU, actual, actual bodily harm
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How to use actressy in a sentence

  • Mrs. Lynde said she was very pretty but kind of actressy looking, and must have been an awful lot younger than father.

    Anne Of Avonlea|Lucy Maud Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for actressy

actressy
/ (ˈæktrɪsɪ) /
adjective
exaggerated and affected in manner; theatrical
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