cheesier; cheesiest
1
a
: resembling or suggesting cheese especially in consistency or odor
b
: containing cheese
2
: shabby sense 3c, cheap
a cheesy movie
cheesy motels
cheesiness
noun
Examples of cheesy in a Sentence
cheesy plastic knickknacks lined the fireplace mantel
a cheesy watch that he bought from a sidewalk vendor preying on tourists
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Dan dan noodles were pushed off the menu in favor of the new cheesy tortilla dish.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The aged white cheddar brings a more deep cheesy flavor, and the texture is perfectly crispy yet airy.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 June 2025
Inspired by one of our favorite side dishes, these cheesy, buttery onions are a tasty way to raise your burger game.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
That Kamen’s script would attempt to marry these concepts with some grand-gesture stuff, real tear-jerking choices that also tend to read as quite cheesy, doesn’t surprise — after all, what’s more melodramatic than life itself?
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The aged white cheddar brings a more deep cheesy flavor, and the texture is perfectly crispy yet airy.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 June 2025
Inspired by one of our favorite side dishes, these cheesy, buttery onions are a tasty way to raise your burger game.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
That Kamen’s script would attempt to marry these concepts with some grand-gesture stuff, real tear-jerking choices that also tend to read as quite cheesy, doesn’t surprise — after all, what’s more melodramatic than life itself?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
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“Cheesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheesy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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cheesy
adjective
cheesier; cheesiest
1
a
: resembling or suggesting cheese
b
: containing cheese
2
: cheap sense 3a
a cheesy movie
cheesiness
noun
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