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hammy, a.|ˈhæmɪ|
[f. ham n.1 + -y.]
1. Characterized by the presence of ham. Also, resembling ham.
1861Wynter Soc. Bees 103 The eating-house connoisseur..ordered a slice of beef cut with a hammy knife. 1877E. S. Dallas Kettner's Bk. of Table 413 It was a grand hit this—the introduction of the hammy taste.
2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a ham actor or ham acting. slang.
1929T. Wolfe Look Homeward, Angel (1930) xxvii. 367 With fat hammy sonority he welcomed them. 1933Stanley & Maxfield Voice ii. iii. 80 In particular, the prolongation of the vowel sounds associated with the consonants m, n and l is cheap and ‘hammy’. 1946Penguin New Writing XXVIII. 182 Toni..put on a hammy deep-in-thought act. 1965G. McInnes Road to Gundagai vi. 106 His part..was..hammy enough, but Carson managed to ham it up a good deal further. 1973‘D. Jordan’ Nile Green xxxv. 171 Condon raised an eyebrow in a hammy attempt to be supercilious.
Hence (sense 2) ˈhammily adv.
1942Time 27 Apr. 61 The talented author..has told one of the most hackneyed of all sentimental yarns, and told it hammily. 1958Spectator 7 Feb. 175/2 Rather hammily acted but extremely well sung. 1961John o'London's 14 Sept. 307/1 The plot is hackneyed to the point of imbecility, the slapstick hammily archaic. |