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[ ham-ee ] / ˈhæm i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hammy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, ham·mi·er, ham·mi·est.resembling ham in taste, flavor, appearance, etc. Origin of hammy1First recorded in 1860–65; ham1 + -y1 Words nearby hammyHammon, Hammond, Hammond organ, Hammonton, Hammurabi, hammy, Hampden, hamper, Hampshire, Hampshire Down, Hampstead Definition for hammy (2 of 2)[ ham-ee ] / ˈhæm i /
adjective, ham·mi·er, ham·mi·est.characteristic of a person who overacts. overacted. exaggerated. Origin of hammy2First recorded in 1925–30; ham2 + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM hammyham·mi·ly, adverbham·mi·ness, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hammyI turn to one of the boys in wheelchairs, who rewards me with a giant, hammy smile. Magical Gardens for the Blind, Deaf, and Disabled|Elizabeth Picciuto|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST A bemused line reading sneaks in when you are anticipating a hammy hard sell. It’s OK to Like ‘The Big Bang Theory’|Kevin Fallon|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Clinton punctuated her hammy gesture with a deep, throaty chuckle. Hillary Takes on the World: Clinton’s Foreign Policy Record in the Spotlight|Lloyd Grove|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST And Anthony Hopkins as Noah's hammy 969-year-old grandpa, Methuselah, who was apparently an incorrigible berry addict. ‘Noah’ Review: An Ambitious, Flawed Biblical Tale That You Have to See|Andrew Romano|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I had rather sit under Hammy and hear about Noah, with Berta on the other knee. The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves Hamilton is really quite a wonderful cook; aren't you, Hammy, dear? Torchy As A Pa|Sewell Ford The Hammy boy is particularly anxious to have his love sent to "Misr Creedy." The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens Live men and big guns, just now, Hammy; and chances and issues, and results and risks. The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves Hammy sniffed dolorously, and two large tears splashed down. The Dop Doctor|Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
British Dictionary definitions for hammy
adjective -mier or -miest informal(of an actor) overacting or tending to overact (of a play, performance, etc) overacted or exaggerated Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hammytheatrical, exaggerated, melodramatic, showy, comic, campy, operatic, farfetched, abstract, overblown, preposterous, pretentious, extravagant, distorted, excessive, inflated, unrealistic, overwrought, false, hyperbolic |