adjective
- having an artificial, theatrical, or overly dramatic quality; not natural or genuine
Usage: often used critically
Examples
- Her stagy performance made the audience cringe.
- The politician’s stagy gestures seemed rehearsed and insincere.
- The dialogue in the movie felt stagy and unrealistic.
- He delivered his lines in a stagy manner that distracted from the story.
- The stagy lighting made the scene look artificial.
- Her stagy laugh didn’t fool anyone at the party.