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stagy
(redirected from stagier)

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stag·y also stag·ey  (stj)
adj. stag·i·er, stag·i·est
Having a theatrical, especially an artificial or affected, character or quality.
stagi·ly adv.
stagi·ness n.
stagy US, stagey [ˈsteɪdʒɪ]
adj stagier, stagiest
(Performing Arts / Theatre) excessively theatrical or dramatic
stagily  adv
staginess  n
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Adj.1.stagy - having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics"
stagey
theatrical - suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life"
Translations
stagy [ˈsteɪdʒɪ] ADJ (stagier (compar) (stagiest (superl))) (pej) → teatral, histriónico
stagy
adj (+er) → theatralisch; appearance → auffallend
stagy stagey [ˈsteɪdʒɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (pej) → teatrale
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