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Adjective: performative  pu(r)'for-mu-tiv
  1. Having the nature or style of a performance, esp. when intended to impress
    "His apology seemed more performative than sincere"
     
  2. (philosophy, linguistics) being enacted as it is said
    "The phrase 'I now pronounce you married' is a performative utterance"

Encyclopedia: Performative