Stagey (Adjective)
Meaning
Having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The actress's stagey mannerisms detracted from the overall believability of her performance.
- He flashed a stagey smile for the cameras, but his eyes betrayed his true unease.
- The stagey way she announced her engagement on social media was met with eye-rolls from her friends.
- The politician's stagey attempt to connect with the crowd by using colloquialisms fell flat.
- His stagey display of grief at the funeral was widely panned as insincere.