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actory

actory adjective: like, characteristic, or typical of an actor.

Adjective

actory (comparative more actory, superlative most actory)

  1. 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

Synonyms of actory

Forms of actory

comparativemore actory
superlativemost actory

Origin of actory

From actor + -y.

Words that rhyme with actory

Questions about actory

What does actory mean?
Actory means like, characteristic, or typical of an actor.
What part of speech is actory?
Actory is an adjective.

Words near actory in the dictionary

  1. actorneys
  2. actors
  3. actorship
  4. actorvist
  5. actorvists
  6. actory
  7. actosyringone
  8. actour
  9. actours
  10. actoxumab
  11. actress

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