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STAGY (stagier, stagiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: stagier , stagiest
, stagiest Dictionary entry overview: What does stagy mean?
• STAGY (adjective)
The adjective STAGY has 1 sense:
1. having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality
Familiarity information: STAGY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: stagier
Superlative: stagiest
Superlative: stagiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality
Synonyms:
stagey; stagy
Context example:
stagy heroics
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)
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