stagy

adjective

ˈstā-jē How to pronounce stagy (audio)
variants or stagey
Definition of stagynext
1
as in theatrical
given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting a motivational speaker whose stagy presentations motivate some listeners to head for the nearest exit

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2
as in dramatic
having the general quality or effect of a stage performance the president's and the prime minister's public display of mutual admiration was a little too stagy to be convincing

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Recent Examples of stagy 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 This framing device, which has the clunky air of a middlebrow play, provides a convenient if stagy way of breaking down his biography into manageable parts. — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stagy
  1. theatrical
  2. dramatic
  3. operatic
  4. melodramatic
Adjective
  • The pair will look to find Stelly high-profile projects for streamers, studios and theatrical release.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Beginning March 31, Cinema United is bringing together the folks who represent all those screens for CinemaCon, which is the annual convention in which the studios show off their upcoming theatrical slates to entice those theater owners to book their movies on their screens.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of theatrical
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  • Former Reba co-stars Melissa Peterman (as Gabby, the needy and dramatic bartender) and Reba McEntire already have proven chemistry, and any scene between the two is a lightning rod for plenty of chuckles.
    — Marc Berman, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Given Trump’s order, the release of all this information sounded dramatic, but much of what has been revealed is about as interesting as that driver’s-license detail.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of dramatic
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  • More than once, Mariana emits an exasperated scream that goes on and on and on, almost like an operatic aria.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Luckily, McDonald’s operatic soprano does much of that bridging work, connecting her Rose not to the bright trumpet hotcha of vaudeville but to the mad arias of Lucia di Lammermoor.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of operatic
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  • This melodramatic pivot is surplus to the requirements of a shattered family portrait already rife with conflict and complication, and most moving when centered on small, everyday gestures of tenderness and loyalty.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Fortunately this is a terrific cast that also avoids overplaying the melodramatic undertones here, keeping it believably human all the way.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of melodramatic

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“Stagy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagy. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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