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STAGY
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Irregular inflected forms: stagier , stagiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality
Example:
stagy heroics
Synonyms:
stagey; stagy
Classified under:
Similar:
theatrical (suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater)
Derivation:
stage (the theater as a profession (usually 'the stage'))
staginess (an artificial and mannered quality)