"actorlike" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more actorlike [comparative], most actorlike [superlative]
Etymology: From actor + -like. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|actor|like}} actor + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} actorlike (comparative more actorlike, superlative most actorlike)
  1. Like or resembling an actor Synonyms: actor-like Derived forms: unactorlike Related terms: actorish, actorly
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          "ref": "2012, M. L. Longworth, Murder in the Rue Dumas: A Verlaque and Bonnet Mystery, Penguin, →ISBN:",
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