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directorish

directorish adjective: characteristic of a director.

Adjective

directorish (comparative more directorish, superlative most directorish)

  1. Characteristic of a director.
    • Trumbull moved chairs about to indicate exits and stage furniture, and read from the 'book' the scenes in which the stenographer appeared, giving instructions in a directorish manner.1925, Charles Collins, The sins of Saint Anthony: tales of the theatre, page 75
    • "How come there are never any parts for overweight, over 40-ish white women?" I would whine whenever I saw Larry looking writerly or directorish. "I'll write something into the next one," he would promise.2001, Ian Gaskell, Beyond Ceremony: An Anthology of Drama from Fiji, page 330

Forms of directorish

comparativemore directorish
superlativemost directorish

Origin of directorish

From director + -ish.

Questions about directorish

What does directorish mean?
Directorish means characteristic of a director.
What part of speech is directorish?
Directorish is an adjective.

Words near directorish in the dictionary

  1. directoresses
  2. directoria
  3. directorial
  4. directorially
  5. directories
  6. directorish
  7. directoritis
  8. directorium
  9. directorless
  10. directorly
  11. directors

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