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cheesy

/ˈt͡ʃiːzi/ adjective B2
  1. Of or relating to cheese. · This sandwich is full of cheesy goodness.
  2. Resembling or containing cheese. · Near-synonym: cheesen (“made of cheese”)· a cheesy flavor; cheesy nachos
  3. Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived. (informal) · a cheesy song; a cheesy movie· The cheesy antics had everyone giggling.
  4. Cheap, of poor quality. (informal)
  5. Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere. (of a smile or grin)
  6. Constituting or involving a technique considered unsporting or inelegant.

Comparative cheesier · Superlative cheesiest

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.