stagy

or stage·y

[ stey-jee ]
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adjective,stag·i·er, stag·i·est.
  1. of, relating to, or suggestive of the stage.

  2. theatrical; unnatural.

Origin of stagy

1
First recorded in 1855–60; stage + -y1

Other words from stagy

  • stag·i·ly, adverb
  • stag·i·ness, noun
  • un·stag·i·ly, adverb
  • un·stag·i·ness, noun
  • un·stag·y, adjective

Words Nearby stagy

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How to use stagy in a sentence

  • He condemns all that is affected or stagy; indeed his whole book is an eloquent plea for quiet and restraint.

  • "Mebbe the gentleman can direct us to a good hotel," she added, with a rather stagy smile.

    Seven Keys to Baldpate | Earl Derr Biggers
  • If I detest anything, it is the unconventional, the stagy, the mysterious.

    The Firefly Of France | Marion Polk Angellotti
  • And they hire stage actors to interpret the stagiest of stage plots in as stagy a way as they know how.

    A Librarian's Open Shelf | Arthur E. Bostwick
  • "Go on up-stairs and dress," she said in a stagy voice when we had come within earshot.

    At the Age of Eve | Kate Trimble Sharber

British Dictionary definitions for stagy

stagy

US stagey

/ (ˈsteɪdʒɪ) /


adjectivestagier or stagiest
  1. excessively theatrical or dramatic

Derived forms of stagy

  • stagily, adverb
  • staginess, noun

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