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They experimented internally with reducing the amount of cheese, mac and cheese’s costliest component, checking the effect on taste, texture, mouthfeel, cheesiness and “cling”—how the cheese sauce stuck to the noodles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

You can embrace the cheesiness of the radio hits of your youth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Probably a 7 on the 1 to 10 scale of cheesiness, wherein 10 is actual cheese.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2022

“There was a fun cheesiness that I think everyone enjoys. Plus, there was a certain innocence and charm to it.”

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2018

Closeness or cheesiness are danger signals, warnings of lack of fermentation,—so is a slate-coloured interior.

From Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer by Knapp, Arthur William