mannered

constrained

kənˈstreɪnd

adjective

appearing forced or overly controlled.

he was acting in a constrained manner

unnatural,awkward,self-conscious,mannered,artificial,wooden,stilted,strained,forced,contrived,laboured,inhibited,repressed,uneasy,embarrassed,tongue-tied,restrained,reserved,reticent,guarded,distant,aloof,cold,cool,stand-offish

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actressy

/ˈæktrəsi/

adjective

Self-consciously theatrical or emotionally volatile, in a way that is stereotypically associated with actresses.

her actressy manner was an irritant to the others

exaggerated,theatrical,ostentatious,actressy,stagy,showy,melodramatic,overacted,overdone,overripe,actorly,histrionic,affected,mannered,artificial,stilted,unreal,forced

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