cheesy
adjective
of or like cheese.
cheesiness
-
a word derived from
cheesy.
Example Sentences
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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
As many of these films teach us, part of leaning into the holiday spirit is suspending cynicism and embracing cheerfulness and cheesiness.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Probably a 7 on the 1 to 10 scale of cheesiness, wherein 10 is actual cheese.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2022
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 Arthur William Knapp
