cheesy (redirected from cheesily)

chees·y  (chz)

adj. chees·i·er, chees·i·est

1. Containing or resembling cheese.

2. Informal Of poor quality; shoddy.

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

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cheesi·ly adv.

cheesi·ness n.

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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

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cheesy - of very poor quality; flimsy chintzy, crummy, punk, bum, sleazy, tinny, cheap 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

2. → horrible, sin valor

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 cheesy → nach Käse schmecken; a cheesy taste → ein Käsegeschmack; a cheesy smile → ein Lächeln nt → wie aus der Zahnpastawerbung (inf)

(inf) clothes (= tasteless) → geschmacklos; (= old-fashioned) → altmodisch, out (inf); her outfit is totally cheesy → ihre Klamotten sind total aus der Mode (inf)

(inf: = shoddy) → mies (inf)

cheesy [ˈtʃiːzɪ] adj (flavour, smell) → di formaggio; (consistency) → del formaggio