Actory
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Like, characteristic, or typical of an actor
"A couple of his friends had gotten married in huge church ceremonies with morning coats and spats and one even with top hats, and it was all so actory, he thought, as though they were reenacting some ritual that their parents, or more likely their grandparents, had done for real."
Example
More examples"A couple of his friends had gotten married in huge church ceremonies with morning coats and spats and one even with top hats, and it was all so actory, he thought, as though they were reenacting some ritual that their parents, or more likely their grandparents, had done for real."
Etymology
From actor + -y.
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