directorish
adjEtymology From director + -ish.
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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.1925, Charles Collins, The sins of Saint Anthony: tales of the theatre, page 75:
- "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.2001, Ian Gaskell, Beyond Ceremony: An Anthology of Drama from Fiji, page 330: