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stag·y also stag·ey (st

)

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.

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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