hammier; hammiest
: marked by exaggerated and usually self-conscious theatricality
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a hammy singer whose overwrought renditions of love songs just beg listeners to cry
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A little too close, as Nathan Lane, playing Vanity Fair writer Dominick Dunne, presents with a hammy wink that crushes any notion of subtext.
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Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
The brakes are crisp, the steering is tight but not hammy, and speed is your friend on the straightaway.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The hammy bops that propelled the group to fame are on the way out, but Veronica is unaware and undaunted.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
The male characters, from the man behind the curtain (Blake Hammond in a hammy turn as the Wizard of Oz) to the party boy Fiyero, (Xavier McKinnon) never steal even a jot of attention from the bond between Elphaba and Glinda.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
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Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
The brakes are crisp, the steering is tight but not hammy, and speed is your friend on the straightaway.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The hammy bops that propelled the group to fame are on the way out, but Veronica is unaware and undaunted.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
The male characters, from the man behind the curtain (Blake Hammond in a hammy turn as the Wizard of Oz) to the party boy Fiyero, (Xavier McKinnon) never steal even a jot of attention from the bond between Elphaba and Glinda.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
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“Hammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hammy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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