English

Adjective

actorish ‎(comparative more actorish, superlative most actorish)

1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor or theatrical acting; like an actor.

   His flamboyance was more actorish than anything else.

   • 1917, Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines, page 82

     It seemed to me that Rockcliffe Fellows, as Randolph, was altogether too actorish. I should have preferred John Bowers, the altogether natural mild villain, in this part.

   • 2009, Jackie Strachan, Jane Moseley, Fantasy Art Bible, Chartwell (ISBN 9780785825524), page 97

     Do not be too frightened of making your characters perform exaggerated, actorish gestures.

Synonyms

• actorlike

Anagrams

• chariots