stagy

adjective

ˈstā-jē How to pronounce stagy (audio)
variants or stagey
stagier; stagiest
Synonyms of stagynext
: of or characteristic of the stage
especially : marked by pretense or artificiality : theatrical
stagily
ˈstā-jə-lē How to pronounce stagy (audio)
adverb
staginess
ˈstā-jē-nəs How to pronounce stagy (audio)
noun

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Examples of stagy in a Sentence

an artificial and stagy manner a motivational speaker whose stagy presentations motivate some listeners to head for the nearest exit
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Ferrell just isn’t right for this part: The role is too stagy, too wordy for him, and his style of comedy is just too modern and deconstructionist to handle the Borscht Belt punning of Mel Brooks. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025 Here was elegance without exaggeration, tension and beauty without stagy excess. — James Shapiro, The New York Review of Books, 3 Jan. 2025

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First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stagy was in 1856

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“Stagy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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