1
as in inappropriate
marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
cheesy plastic knickknacks lined the fireplace mantel
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2
as in cheap
of low quality
a cheesy watch that he bought from a sidewalk vendor preying on tourists
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Recent Examples of cheesy
In short, these cheesy pasta recipes are sure to fill that void inside you.
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Sheela Prakash, Bon Appétit, 15 Feb. 2025
What would Valentine's Day be without a cheesy romantic gesture?
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
What starts as classic cheesy commercial anchored by Vanessa Bayer’s unhinged grin takes a gloriously sapphic turn thanks to the one and only Kristen Stewart.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
After a couple of encounters and a cheesy and sweet food pun, the two went on a date.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
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Louden does and says things that are inappropriate in the film.—
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She was then hit with an avalanche of racially-tinged backlash calling her moves inappropriate.—
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For example, new builds are cheaper than existing homes in Austin, Texas, where builders have cranked out more (relatively) affordable inventory.—
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Also, when compared to active mutual funds, with an average fee of 1.02%, active ETFs are relatively cheaper.—
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The first film had charm and heart, while Daddy’s Home 2 is mostly a tacky, tasteless affair.—
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This production replaces the Orientalist extravaganza that Sonya Frisell directed in 1988 and that came to define the grand-opera experience — dazzling, uplifting, gloriously tacky — for two generations.—
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There have been plenty of terrible Oscar hosts over the years but this was a car crash that could easily have been avoided.—
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Secrets bob to the surface like drowning victims from the deep until nobody — not even the reader — can easily separate the terrible truth from even more terrible fictions.—
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So, with the names in play unsuitable, and no speed merchants on the trade block, does Oilers GM Stan Bowman pivot to another player type?—
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The following year, regulators ruled that the company was unsuitable to operate its casinos in Sydney and Queensland, placing them under government supervision.—
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Cosgrove, a rookie revelation in 2023, is looking to bounce back after a poor 2024 season.—
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But shortly after its release, AT&T dropped the device’s price down to just $0.99 in what was an unmistakable sign of poor sales – and perhaps an indication that consumers didn’t want more Facebook on their phone other than in its app.—
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Finally, there's Rick (Walton Goggins) and his conspicuously young girlfriend Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a somewhat trashy pair who look completely out of place among the posh and refined.—
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Tabloid Fiction The Pregnant Fugitive Heather O'Neill In which an author writes a short story inspired by the trashiest, most lurid, or just bizarre news items of the moment.—
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Other early innovations, such as fish sticks, were created not to delight the palate but to sell food that many people considered inferior.—
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John Magaro is terrific as Jarrett, a once-in-a-generation talent who was sleep-deprived, suffering from acute back pain and disdainful of the inferior instrument on which he was expected to perform.—
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“Cheesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheesy. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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