actressy

[ak-truh-see]

adjective

1. self-consciously stagy in style or manner; exaggeratedly theatrical.

   an actressy reading that distorted the character of Ophelia.

actressy

/ ˈæktrɪsɪ /

adjective

1. exaggerated and affected in manner; theatrical

Word History and Origins

Origin of actressy¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; actress + -y ¹

Example Sentences

In other words, it’s the sort of big, actressy transformation that awards voters flock to like catnip, and if someone like Charlize Theron or Michelle Williams had de-glammed to play Leslie, there likely would have been Oscar buzz from the beginning.

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“The Palace Papers” portrays her as dramatic and actressy, so brusque with employees that several of them accuse her of bullying, while Kate is serene and kind to staffers.

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At my toughest moments — it sounds very dramatic and actressy — but I would try to summon her in my funny little beige plastic-lined trailer.

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Now 71, Close has referred to herself in interviews as a “late bloomer”, which may seem like actressy faux-modesty about a career that was hardly in the murk 30 years ago.

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Try to think of great actressy moments in the cinema and the memory veers towards heartbreak more than happiness or fulfilment.

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