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hammily
ham·my
2
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ˈhæm
i
/
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ham
-ee
]
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adjective,
ham·mi·er,
ham·mi·est.
1.
characteristic of a person who overacts.
2.
overacted
.
3.
exaggerated
.
Origin:
1925–30;
ham
2
+
-y
1
Related forms
ham·mi·ly,
adverb
ham·mi·ness,
noun
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hammy
(ˈhæmɪ)
—
adj
,
-mier
,
-miest
1.
(of an actor) overacting or tending to overact
2.
(of a play, performance, etc) overacted or exaggerated
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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