stagily
- adverb
- /ˈsteɪdʒɪli/
:
de manera teatral
- He raised his eyebrows stagily during the performance to amuse the audience.
Examples
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He acted stagily!
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She sighed stagily, drawing everyone's attention to her supposed distress.
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He always speaks stagily when telling stories, as if acting on a stage.
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She spoke stagily, as if performing for an audience.
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The actor delivered his lines stagily, making the audience laugh with his exaggerated gestures.
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She laughed stagily, clutching her sides as if performing for an audience.
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He walked across the stage stagily, each step emphasized to draw attention to his character.
Synonyms
5
6.2
In a dramatic, exaggerated way like an actor on stage
1
7.2
In a way that shows too much feeling to seem real
1
6.4
In a silly, foolish way like a clown
1
8.9
In a very dramatic way as if acting on stage
1
7.7
In a very dramatic and emotional way like an opera performance
In a showy way to attract attention
In a very dramatic, playful way that makes people laugh
Antonyms
How Theatrical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stagily comes from stage ('a raised platform where actors perform') and the ending -ly, which turns a word into a way of doing something. So, to act stagily is to behave 'like on a stage' with extra drama and big gestures to get attention.