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directorish

adj

Etymology

From director + -ish.

  1. derived from dīrēctus
  2. borrowed from dīrēctor
  3. borrowed from directeur
  4. suffixed as directorish — “director + ish”

Definitions

  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.
    • "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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA