actory en · ADJ
Etymology
From actor + -y.
Meanings
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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.
1995, Michael Kernan, The Lost Diaries of Frans Hals:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more actory | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most actory | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |