actorly

adjective

Definition of actorlynext
as in stagey

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for actorly
  1. theatrical
  2. histrionic
  3. melodramatic
  4. hammy
  5. dramatic
  6. stagy
Adjective
  • But the bulk of advertising is typically deployed within two months of theatrical release.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Imax was also part of streamer Apple’s wide theatrical releases for Killers of the Flower Moon and Napoleon.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of theatrical
Adjective
  • This is histrionic and fun and has a nice ending with Michael Longfellow.
    EW.com, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Beginning at the very apex of his falsetto, Hawkins tears through his ode to a life-changing love with an impassioned vocal performance that peppers his slight drawl with histrionic growls, effortlessly matching the rousing energy of the track’s instrumentation.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of histrionic
Adjective
  • The best way to tackle this show is to watch Season 1, then look up the big spoiler for Season 2, and then skip Season 2 and watch Season 3, where the program ultimately settles into its melodramatic, soapy groove.
    Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
  • An entire sense of history was contained within its melodramatic stories.
    Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of melodramatic
Adjective
  • Hemsworth is gleefully hammy as the OTT villain, while Taylor-Joy can do more eyes than seems humanly possible.
    Photo: Courtesy of MGM., refinery29.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Daniels is morose and whiny and Reynolds is hammy and over-the-top, which allows Stone to steal the movie, giving it its only modicum of zest and soul.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Definition of hammy
Adjective
  • That would add another dramatic twist to a story that is full of surprises.
    John Brandon, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • To be exact, days ago Erivo donned a dramatic V-neck gown by Louis Vuitton to a press event in black and white.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of dramatic
Adjective
  • Here was elegance without exaggeration, tension and beauty without stagy excess.
    James Shapiro, The New York Review of Books, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This framing device, which has the clunky air of a middlebrow play, provides a convenient if stagy way of breaking down his biography into manageable parts.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of stagy
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