CEFR B1

actorly

adjective

Meaning

actorly means pertaining or proper to an actor. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as actorly.
A actorly tone can change the mood of a conversation.

Synonyms: actorish, actorlike, actory

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actorly (B1)

adjective

Definition

actorly means pertaining or proper to an actor. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as actorly.
A actorly tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use actorly

actorly + noun (collocation): Use actorly before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a actorly reaction."
become actorly (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became actorly near the end."

Synonyms of actorly

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