stagy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++stag·y, stagey /ˈsteɪdʒi/ adjective NORMALbehaviour that is stagy is not natural and is like the way an actor behaves on a stage 〔行为等〕不自然的,演戏似的,做作的 a very stagy manner 非常做作的举止 —stagily adverb
Examples from the Corpus
stagy• Instead, the cast simply walked about, making the walking dramatic without being stagy.• He found it absurdly stagy, and was partly embarrassed, partly amused.• I thought the program "I, Claudius" was a stagy bore.• He has a second reason, spelled out in one of several stagy subplots.• One of the men spotted her and emitted a stagy wolf-whistle.stag·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
not is and Corpus behaviour stagy that natural is
stagy
stag‧y
, stagey /ˈsteɪdʒi/ adjective
behaviour that is stagy is not natural and is like the way an actor behaves on a stage:
a very stagy manner
—stagily adverb
stag‧y
, stagey /ˈsteɪdʒi/ adjectivebehaviour that is stagy is not natural and is like the way an actor behaves on a stage:
—stagily adverb