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stagy

UK/'steidʒi/US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Excessively theatrical or artificial in manner; melodramatic.

戏剧化的,做作的,夸张的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
stagroot
+
ycharacterized by
=stagy

Common Collocations

  • 1.stagy performance做作的表演
  • 2.[stagy gesture]夸张的姿态
  • 3.stagy manner矫揉造作的举止
  • 4.[overly stagy]过于戏剧化

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His stagy gestures during the speech made the audience feel uncomfortable.

  • 2.

    Critics dismissed the film as stagy and unconvincing, lacking any real emotion.

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