unactorish

adjective

un·​ac·​tor·​ish ˌən-ˈak-tə-rish How to pronounce unactorish (audio)
: not having characteristics stereotypically associated with actors : not actorish
a natural, unactorish voice

Examples of unactorish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Natalie Wood impresses as a totally unactorish child in the part of Susan, Miss O’Hara’s first-grader daughter. —Jack D. Grant, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unactorish was in 1908

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“Unactorish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unactorish. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.

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