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Hammy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Marked or characterized by overacting; affectedly humorous or dramatic.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Resembling ham.

adj. Amateurish; characterized by overacting.

n. Short for hamstring; a hamstring injury.

n. A hamster.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. affectedly dramatic; overacted

Word Usage

"Some fun can be found in hammy supporting performances by Paul Bettany as the oleaginous Prime Minister Lord Melbourne and Jim Broadbent (sporting an absurd white wig) as the dying King William, Victoria’s predecessor."

Equivalent

dramatic

Variant

hammier hammiest

Same Context

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