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.

Nearby words

stagnant, stagnant anoxia, stagnate, stagnation, stagnation mastitis, stagy, stagyrite, stahl, staid, stain, stained glass

Origin of stagy

First recorded in 1855–60; stage + -y¹

Related forms

stag·i·ly, adverbstag·i·ness, nounun·stag·i·ly, adverbun·stag·i·ness, noun

un·stag·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for stagy

"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
I felt a chill go over me—the whole business was tricky, stagy; of a piece with the highfalutin talk.
Plain Mary Smith|Henry Wallace Phillips
Perhaps this was because he had purged himself of the stagy element in his abundant theatric exercise earlier.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2|George Saintsbury
He told her he loved it twice as well as the stilted, stagy "Anita Adair."
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes

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

British Dictionary definitions for stagy

stagy

US stagey

/ (ˈsteɪdʒɪ) /

adjective stagier or stagiest

excessively theatrical or dramatic

Derived Forms

stagily, adverbstaginess, noun

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