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stagy

or stage·y

[stey-jee]
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adjective, stag·i·er, stag·i·est.

of, relating to, or suggestive of the stage.
theatrical; unnatural.

Origin of stagy

First recorded in 1855–60; stage + -y1
Related formsstag·i·ly, adverbstag·i·ness, nounun·stag·i·ly, adverbun·stag·i·ness, nounun·stag·y, adjective
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Related Words for stagy

theatrical, practical, refined, worldly, mature, stylistic, knowing, disenchanted, experienced, practiced, jaded, smooth, cultivated, disillusioned, seasoned, studied, bored, cool, citified, schooled

Examples from the Web for stagy

Historical Examples of stagy

  • He seized Bella and hugged her to his bosom in a most stagy manner.

    Ruth Fielding Down East

    Alice B. Emerson

  • He told her he loved it twice as well as the stilted, stagy "Anita Adair."

  • If I detest anything, it is the unconventional, the stagy, the mysterious.

    The Firefly Of France

    Marion Polk Angellotti

  • The attorney brushed back his mane with a stagy movement of his hand, and turned upon Arkansas.

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for stagy

stagy

US stagey

adjective stagier or stagiest

excessively theatrical or dramatic
Derived Formsstagily, adverbstaginess, noun
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