campily
- a word derived from campy.
Example Sentences
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“He was indeed very French,” says Curry, campily.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025
A closer look at militia sources indicates how devoted they are to their gear in an almost campily militaristic way.
From Slate • Jun. 29, 2022
“Uniquely fun and campily gory,” as our reviewer, Amy Silverberg, put it, this novel is “a gruesome love letter to rich food and rich men, and to gorging on both with abandon.”
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021
Precisely because it is campily “bad,” the franchise has had license to create and commit to some incredibly important fantasies.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2015
On screen he is prone to the smoulder; up close he beams unselfconsciously, campily tactile, eager to connect, recalling stories in dialogue form, rather than precis.
From The Guardian • May 23, 2013
