- stagily
- adverb see stagy
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
stagily
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stagily — stagy (also stagey) ► ADJECTIVE (stagier, stagiest) ▪ excessively theatrical or exaggerated. DERIVATIVES stagily adverb staginess noun … English terms dictionary
stagily — See stagy. * * * … Universalium
stagily — adverb In a stagy way … Wiktionary
stagily — sta·gi·ly … English syllables
stagily — adverb in a stagy and theatrical manner I cannot show my face at her house, he declared theatrically • Syn: ↑theatrically • Derived from adjective: ↑theatrical (for: ↑theatrically), ↑stagy … Useful english dictionary
stagy — stagily, adv. staginess, n. /stay jee/, adj., stagier, stagiest. 1. of, pertaining to, or suggestive of the stage. 2. theatrical; unnatural. Also, stagey. [1855 60; STAGE + Y1] * * * … Universalium
theatrically — adverb 1. in a stagy and theatrical manner (Freq. 2) I cannot show my face at her house, he declared theatrically • Syn: ↑stagily • Derived from adjective: ↑theatrical, ↑stagy (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stagy — or stagey adjective (stagier; est) Date: 1856 of or characteristic of the stage; especially marked by pretense or artificiality ; theatrical • stagily adverb • staginess noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
staginess — See stagily. * * * … Universalium
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