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stagy

or stage·y

[ stey-jee ]
/ ˈsteɪ dʒi /
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adjective, stag·i·er, stag·i·est.
of, relating to, or suggestive of the stage.
theatrical; unnatural.
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Origin of stagy

First recorded in 1855–60; stage + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM stagy

Words nearby stagy

stagnation mastitis, stag night, stag party, stag's horn, stag's-horn coral, stagy, Stagyrite, Stahl, staid, stain, stained glass
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Words related to stagy

theatrical, arty, exaggerated, grandiose, hollow, overblown, pompous, showy, stilted, turgid, campy, comic, melodramatic, operatic, ostentatious, thespian, vaudeville, assumed, contrived, false

How to use stagy in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for stagy

stagy

US stagey

/ (ˈsteɪdʒɪ) /
adjective stagier or stagiest
excessively theatrical or dramatic

Derived forms of stagy

stagily, adverbstaginess, noun
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