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actor-proof

actor-proof adjective: of a play or a dramatic part: sufficiently good that it should be able to succeed even with an inferior cast.

Adjective

actor-proof (comparative more actor-proof, superlative most actor-proof)

  1. (humorous) Of a play or a dramatic part: sufficiently good that it should be able to succeed even with an inferior cast.

Forms of actor-proof

comparativemore actor-proof
superlativemost actor-proof

Origin of actor-proof

From actor + -proof.

Questions about actor-proof

What does actor-proof mean?
Actor-proof means of a play or a dramatic part: sufficiently good that it should be able to succeed even with an inferior cast.
What part of speech is actor-proof?
Actor-proof is an adjective.

Words near actor-proof in the dictionary

  1. actopaxin
  2. actophorin
  3. actophotometer
  4. actophotometers
  5. actor
  6. actor-proof
  7. actoress
  8. actoresses
  9. actorfic
  10. actorfics
  11. actorial

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