Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

actorly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ac-tor-ly
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining or proper to an actor.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin āctus Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin āctorbor. Middle English actour English actor Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English actorly From actor + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more actorly (comparative) most actorly (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonactorly

Synonyms

actorish actorlike actory

Questions

What does actorly mean?: Pertaining or proper to an actor.
Where does actorly come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin āctus Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin āctorbor. Middle English actour English actor Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English actorly From actor + -ly.

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