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cheesy
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chees·y  (chz)
adj. chees·i·er, chees·i·est
1. Containing or resembling cheese.
2. Informal Of poor quality; shoddy.

[Sense 2, possibly from cheesy, showy, from cheese.]

cheesi·ly adv.
cheesi·ness n.

cheesy [ˈtʃiːzɪ]
adj cheesier, cheesiest
1. like cheese in flavour, smell, or consistency
2. Informal (of a smile) broad but possibly insincere a big cheesy grin
3. Informal banal or trite; in poor taste
cheesiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.cheesy - of very poor quality; flimsy
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
inferior - of low or inferior quality
Translations
cheesy [ˈtʃiːzɪ] ADJ
1. [taste, smell] → a queso; [socks, feet] → maloliente
3. [grin] → de hiena
cheesy [ˈtʃiːzi] adj
[biscuit, sauce] → au fromage
The sauce was too runny and not cheesy enough
BUT La sauce était trop liquide et ne contenait pas assez de fromage.
(= naff) → ringard(e)
cheesy
adj (+er)
käsig; to taste cheesynach Käse schmecken; a cheesy tasteein Käsegeschmack; a cheesy smileein Lächeln ntwie aus der Zahnpastawerbung (inf)
(inf) clothes (= tasteless)geschmacklos; (= old-fashioned)altmodisch, out (inf); her outfit is totally cheesyihre Klamotten sind total aus der Mode (inf)
(inf: = shoddy) → mies (inf)
cheesy [ˈtʃiːzɪ] adj (flavour, smell) → di formaggio; (consistency) → del formaggio


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