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
Longoria and her actors lean into the cheesiness, pun intended, but not without winking at us in flights of imagination that communicate a layer of calculated mischief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Probably a 7 on the 1 to 10 scale of cheesiness, wherein 10 is actual cheese.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2022
Kinnan is not blind to the bombastic cheesiness of “Titanic,” yet appears to hold a genuine place in his heart for it, which gives the show winning élan, even heartfelt sincerity.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2021
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
