Definition of "stagier" []

• Comparative form of stagy: more stagy (adjective)

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• "Among the concerns of American prelates are reports that an aggressive gay ethos has arisen on campus, manifesting in unwelcoming cliques and ecclesiastic flamboyance -- a tendency to embrace the stagier elements of the liturgy, for instance."
• "Unconsciously stagey in life, he is little stagier in Lucan."
• "The host asked again, in a stagier whisper, and made signs with his head toward the other room."