cheesy

== English == === Alternative forms === cheesey === Etymology === From Middle English chesy, equivalent to cheese +‎ -y. Doublet of caseic. Compare German käsig (“cheesy”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “How was the 'overdramatic' sense derived?”) === Pronunciation === enPR: chēʹzē, IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːzi/ Rhymes: -iːzi Homophone: cheezie === Adjective === cheesy (comparative cheesier, superlative cheesiest) Of or relating to cheese. Synonym: caseic Resembling or containing cheese. Synonyms: caseic, cheeselike Hyponyms: camembertlike, cheddarlike, cheddary Near-synonym: cheesen (“made of cheese”) (informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived. Synonyms: cheeseball, corny, tacky; overdone, played out; see also Thesaurus:mawkish, Thesaurus:hackneyed (informal) Cheap, of poor quality. Synonyms: el cheapo, low-end; lousy, second-rate, tatty; see also Thesaurus:cheap, Thesaurus:low-quality Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere. (of a smile or grin) (gaming) Constituting or involving a technique considered unsporting or inelegant. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== cream-cheesy mac and cheesy ==== Translations ==== === References === “cheesy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Seyche