offstage adjective 2adverb 1verb 1forms 3 adjective2 •Of or relating to that part of a stage not visible to the audience. •Of or relating to the private life of a celebrity. adverb1 •Taking place offstage (as above). verb1 •To relegate (part of a play) to the offstage area, rather than showing it to the audience.A boy has just murdered another one year older than himself, but Morgan offstages the event as a nuntius would the horrors of Greek tragedy. — 2009 formsoffstaged · offstaging · offstages
