Definition of Actressy

1. Adjective. Characteristic of an actress ¹

2. Adjective. histrionic or theatrical ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Actressy

1. actress [adj] - See also: actress

Lexicographical Neighbors of Actressy

actons
actor
actor's agent
actor's line
actoress
actorial
actorish
actorishly
actorishness
actorly
actors
actour
actress
actresses
actressy (current term)
acts of independent significance
acts out
acts up
actual
actual bodily harm
actual cautery
actual damages
actual eviction
actual malice
actual occasions
actual parameter
actual possession
actual sin
actualisation

Literary usage of Actressy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dramatic Opinions and Essays, with an Apology: With an Apology by Bernard Shaw (1907)
"... into a hairdresser's window image lest she should be too actressy to be invited to a fashionable garden-party. SHAKESPEARE IN MANCHESTER 20 March, 1897. ..."

2. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1899)
"Sort of horrid—actressy. She had a pink ,si!k wrapper with swansdown all over it—at four o'clock, think! I wa.i awfully frightened when ..."

3. The Art of Expression by Grace Anna Burt (1905)
"Sort of horrid-actressy. She had a pink silk wrapper on with swan's down all over it—at four o'clock, think ! " I was awfully frightened when I got there ..."

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