stagey

[ UK /stˈe‍ɪd‍ʒi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality
    stagy heroics
Linguix Browser extension
Fix your writing
on millions of websites
Get Started For Free Linguix pencil

How To Use stagey In A Sentence

  • Like the rest of the rooms, it had the stagey look of a film set. YELLOW BIRD
  • With her, he sealed himself away in palatial residences, letting the people see him mainly through stagey televised ceremonials.
  • Thou wert right as usual, it was theatrical how do you call stagey, is it not? We Two, a novel
  • A worthy attempt was made at historical accuracy; the script and acting were excellent, but some critics disliked the stagey sets and painted backdrops, and today this splendid series is largely forgotten.
  • To the reader comfortably sprawled before a good fire it may seem a little stagey, as if he was speaking for effect.
  • Paradoxically, the stagey lighting, shoddy sets, breaks between shots, all create a hyper reality.
  • The dialogue, however, is quite stagey and unconvincing.
  • The muffled sound, his stagey singing voice, and the documentated scenes in a car as he presses buttons on his boom box and makes a mixed tape are presented with dead seriousness.
  • Like the rest of the rooms, it had the stagey look of a film set. YELLOW BIRD
  • All too often in a film like this the musical numbers might stop the action dead with their stagey, almost animatronic feeling.
View all
This website uses cookies to make Linguix work for you. By using this site, you agree to our cookie policy