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    STAGY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: stagier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, stagiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: stagier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: stagiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered qualityplay

    Example:

    stagy heroics

    Synonyms:

    stagey; stagy

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    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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