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单词 actressy
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actressy

[ ak-truh-see ]
/ ˈæk trə si /

adjective

self-consciously stagy in style or manner; exaggeratedly theatrical: an actressy reading that distorted the character of Ophelia.

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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Example sentences from the Web for actressy

  • 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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