2. Adjective. histrionic or theatrical ¹
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Definition of Actressy
1. actress [adj] - See also: actress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Actressy
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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