hammy
adjective
resembling ham in taste, flavor, appearance, etc.
hammily
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a word derived from
hammy.
Example Sentences
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Much more compelling are the performances, which are consistently excellent throughout “Us,” from Duke’s bearish sweetness to Moss and Heidecker’s hammily enjoyable turn as a bickering couple from hell.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2019
Maybe all you want is to watch My Friend Dahmer and thank your lucky stars that it’s not Harry Styles hammily slouch-limping across the screen.
From The Verge ● Oct. 26, 2017
Vieira looks at him as if he’s the biggest dork he’s ever encountered: “No! Argentina, of course!” he says with an extreme “like duh” expression on his face and hammily rolls his eyes at me.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2014
But it plays as an arch, hammily acted farce that demonstrates the incompatibility of old-fashioned stage acting with modern film technique.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2013
He had also some blocks of gigantic hams most hammily pictured, which might also be of use, and he would also be able to bring in a number of his fellow tradesmen.
From The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.] by Richard Le Gallienne
