actorly

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adjective

Pertaining or proper to an actor.

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actorishactorlikeactory
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English actor →
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Meanings

adjectiveactorly (comparative more actorly, superlative most actorly)

comparative more actorly · superlative most actorly

  1. Pertaining or proper to an actor.

    Will it be the technically wondrous charms of "Benjamin Button" or the actorly accomplishments of "Milk" ?

    2009 January 2, David Carr, “I'm Trying to See All These Movies. You Want to Talk? Go Home!”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: actorish, actorlike, actory

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePertaining or proper to an actor.

Similar
actorishactorlikeactory
Also see
actory

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  3. Proto-Italic*agō
  4. Latinagō
  5. Latināctus
  6. Latināctor
  7. Middle Englishactour
  8. Englishactor
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. Englishactorly

From actor + -ly.

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Translations

Finnish näyttelijämäinen
  • näyttelijämäinenproper to an actor
Polish aktorsko
  • aktorskoproper to an actor

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Claytorcotylarlactory
Cite this entry
APA

actorly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actorly

MLA

“actorly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actorly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “actorly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actorly.

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