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stagey

[ stey-jee ]

adjective

, stag·i·er, stag·i·est.
  1. a variant of stagy.


stagey

/ ˈsteɪdʒɪ /

adjective

  1. See stagy
    a variant spelling (in the US) of stagy


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Derived Forms

  • ˈstaginess, noun
  • ˈstagily, adverb

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Example Sentences

That he believes charm, soft words, candlelight, good wine, and stagey entrances will overpower ideas, ideology, and partisanship.

She laughed a little hollow laugh—a poor little, weak, stagey giggle.

There are some odd crudenesses in Theda Baras acting which had the effect of making her un-stagey, unobvious.

It is a pretty enough aspect up and down the river from the bridge at Maidenhead, but it is stagey and artificial.

He was a tall, sandy-haired elderly young man, with a fine but slightly stagey face.

The lamp at her feet painted the tensely poised young body and bloodless face with quaint, stagey shadows.

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