Unstaged

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unstage form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not formally staged; not presented to an audience on a stage. not-comparable

    "That this incomplete work was presented unstaged, without orchestra, and with little attention to dynamics, and that it was sung by singers difficult to understand, generally in poor French (with no libretto or plot synopsis in the program--either in French or English), prevented this from being the revelatory experience it might have been under better circumstances."

  2. 2
    Occurring without any preplanning or preparation; genuine. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    not performed on the stage wordnet

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Example

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"That this incomplete work was presented unstaged, without orchestra, and with little attention to dynamics, and that it was sung by singers difficult to understand, generally in poor French (with no libretto or plot synopsis in the program--either in French or English), prevented this from being the revelatory experience it might have been under better circumstances."

Etymology

From un- + staged.

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