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staginess

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stag⋅y

  [stey-jee]
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–adjective, stag⋅i⋅er, stag⋅i⋅est.
1. of, pertaining to, or suggestive of the stage.
2. theatrical; unnatural.
Also, stagey.

Origin:
1855–60; stage + -y 1

Related forms:
stag⋅i⋅ly, adverb
stag⋅i⋅ness, noun
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stag·y also stag·ey   (stā'jē)   
adj.   stag·i·er, stag·i·est
Having a theatrical, especially an artificial or affected, character or quality.
stag'i·ly adv., stag'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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