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stagily

/ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪli/

stagily adverb: in a stagy way.

Adverb

stagily (comparative more stagily, superlative most stagily)

  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

Forms of stagily

comparativemore stagily
superlativemost stagily

Origin of stagily

From stagy + -ly.

Questions about stagily

What does stagily mean?
Stagily means in a stagy way.
What part of speech is stagily?
Stagily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce stagily?
Stagily is pronounced /ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪli/.

Words near stagily in the dictionary

  1. staghunts
  2. stagiaire
  3. stagiaires
  4. stagier
  5. stagiest
  6. stagily
  7. staginess
  8. staginesses
  9. staging
  10. staging area
  11. staging areas

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