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单词 stagy
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stagy

adjective

ˈstā-jē How to pronounce stagy (audio)
variants or stagey
stagier; stagiest
: of or characteristic of the stage
especially : marked by pretense or artificiality : theatrical
stagily
ˈstā-jə-lē How to pronounce stagy (audio)
adverb
staginess
ˈstā-jē-nəs How to pronounce stagy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • dramatic
  • hammy
  • histrionic
  • melodramatic
  • theatrical
  • theatric
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Example Sentences

an artificial and stagy manner a motivational speaker whose stagy presentations motivate some listeners to head for the nearest exit
Recent Examples on the Web All good but drifting into stagy with a tad too much branding. Freep.com, 8 May 2020 But the overture is long, and the episode turns stagy and exaggerated. New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020 One result of the coincidence was the emergence of a new kind of actress, emoting vividly in a stagy accent acquired somewhere between Bryn Mawr and Broadway. Jesse Green, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2020 Yet her characterization of Bernadette feels a mite strenuous — stagy, in the wrong way, as opposed to film-y in the right, Linklater way. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2019 There’s a pandering, stagy political debate and too many Big Messages wrapped in tearful professions. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2019 Yet her characterization of Bernadette feels a mite strenuous — stagy, in the wrong way, as opposed to film-y in the right, Linklater way. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2019 Yet her characterization of Bernadette feels a mite strenuous — stagy, in the wrong way, as opposed to film-y in the right, Linklater way. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2019 Yet her characterization of Bernadette feels a mite strenuous — stagy, in the wrong way, as opposed to film-y in the right, Linklater way. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

stagy

adjective

variants or stagey
1
as in theatrical
given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting a motivational speaker whose stagy presentations motivate some listeners to head for the nearest exit

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • theatrical
  • theatric
  • dramatic
  • melodramatic
  • staged
  • hammy
  • histrionic
  • exaggerated
  • elaborate
  • overacted
  • actorly
  • showy
  • sensational
  • mannered
  • overdone
  • conspicuous
  • ostentatious
  • grandiose
  • flamboyant
  • unnatural
  • pretentious
  • actressy
  • actorish
  • studied
  • artificial
  • self-conscious
  • affected

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • undramatic
  • unpretentious
  • restrained
  • muted
  • subdued
  • unaffected
  • nondramatic
  • inconspicuous
  • discreet
  • plain
  • simple
  • modest
  • underplayed
  • conservative
  • toned (down)
  • quiet
  • nontheatrical
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2
as in dramatic
having the general quality or effect of a stage performance the president's and the prime minister's public display of mutual admiration was a little too stagy to be convincing

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dramatic
  • theatrical
  • theatric
  • operatic
  • melodramatic
  • histrionic
  • exciting
  • surprising
  • emotional
  • wonderful
  • sensational
  • hammy
  • dramaturgic
  • actorly
  • spectacular
  • dramaturgical
  • ham
  • overdramatic
  • awesome
  • wondrous
  • astonishing
  • amazing
  • affected
  • emotionalistic
  • marvellous
  • marvelous
  • astounding
  • actressy
  • actorish
  • fabulous
  • eye-opening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • undramatic
  • monotonous
  • unexciting
  • unsensational
  • unrewarding
  • uneventful
  • unspectacular
  • matter-of-fact
  • uninspiring
  • stale
  • ordinary
  • unexceptional
  • commonplace
  • common
  • unnewsworthy
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