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stagily en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English stagy Middle English -ly English -ly English stagily From stagy + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a stagy way.
   • She sat down, sobbing — somewhat stagily now — through a litany of names of those who might comfort her, take her in their arms to say: "Don't cry any more, darling. The bad, bad days are over now." 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 534:

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