cheesy

adjective

1. 1

   Of or relating to cheese.

   This sandwich is full of cheesy goodness.

2. 2

   Resembling or containing cheese.

   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.

3. 3

   informalOverdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd, trite, contrived.

   a cheesy song; a cheesy movie

   The cheesy antics had everyone giggling.

   Another night, when the local entertainers had gone home, Gould went into the empty lounge to play piano with a cheesy string of colored lights overhead and bongo drums at his side.

4. 4

   informalCheap, of poor quality.

   He would be apprenticed to some cheesy shop or become a clerk in an office and his entire life he would be one of the ordinary poor people, whom he despised and wanted to surpass.

   I tagged along behind this culturally accomplished beast intelligence in my scuffed handmedown shoes, unpressed illfitting post adolescent suit, dirt ringed shirt and cheesy tie, hair askew and book underarm, perspiring perhaps.

   I noticed […] that when a very cheesy synthesized violin sound plays in counterpoint with a real violin, it can quite convincingly seem as if two violins are playing.

5. 5

   Exaggerated and likely to be forced or insincere. (of a smile or grin)

   Needless to say, toward the end of Martin's first term, the relationship he once enjoyed with President Waverly had evolved into a slapdash charade of cheap promises and cheesy smiles.

   There is something about 5- and 6-year-olds that makes them ever-ready to pose with the big, cheesy grin with no provocation.

6. 6

   Constituting or involving a technique considered unsporting or inelegant.

   The Abyss is a bit worrisome, but what with the teleport control, you should be able to handle Pan. Just in case, I'll remind you that a) you can't be banished from a Labyrinth, b) you can't be banished if you're levitating (not flying) -- cheesy but effective

Forms

comparative

cheesier

superlative

cheesiest