hammy
adjective
resembling ham in taste, flavor, appearance, etc.
hamminess
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a word derived from
hammy.
Example Sentences
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A little meta-theatrical hamminess goes a long way, and actors in general have a tendency to overdo the joke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Brühl's Kreizler feels even stiffer, to the point of making Ted Levine's still-crooked Thomas Byrnes, the former police chief, achieve Snidely Whiplash levels of hamminess.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2020
Comer makes such florid narcissism wildly funny, her performance best representing the show’s mischievous hamminess.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2019
With a lush wooded set and fetching costumes, it’s an impressive showpiece of the company — its animation and utterly right, go-for-it hamminess.
From Washington Post ● May 26, 2017
Danielle de Niese, as Ariel, went a bit over the top in her hamminess and pasted-on charm.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2014
