Cheesy

/ˈt͡ʃiːzi/ · adjective

Meaning

Of or relating to cheese..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of or relating to cheese.
2. Resembling or containing cheese.
3. (informal) Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.
4. (informal) Cheap, of poor quality.
5. Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere. (of a smile or grin)
6. (gaming) Constituting or involving a technique considered unsporting or inelegant.

Example Sentences

This sandwich is full of cheesy goodness.

Near-synonym: cheesen (“made of cheese”)

a cheesy flavor; cheesy nachos

I like pizzas with a cheesy crust.

He pushed open the door, and a hideous cheesy smell of sour beer hit him in the face.

He saw skin of every shade, from obsidian black through all the stages of brown and yellow to cheesy white, he even saw yellow hair and azure-colored eyes, faces and garments of every cut—he saw humanity.

That was the first calzone I made after my Lucali meal, and the recipe is a good template for a calzone of the cheesiest kind.

If you’ve ever eaten Buffalo chicken wings and thought, “These are so good, I just wish they were meltier and cheesier so I could scoop them up with tortilla chips,” here’s Ali’s Buffalo chicken dip.

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Word Forms

• cheesier
• cheesiest
• cheesey

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