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Grammar : Adj
Spell : ham-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæm i



Definition of hammy

  • As in melodramatic : adj extravagant in speech, behavior
  • As in theatrical : adj dramatic
  • As in la-di-da : adj affected
  • As in affected : adj changed in a bad or artificial way
  • As in exaggerated : adj overstated, embellished
Example sentences :
  • Hamilton is really quite a wonderful cook; aren't you, Hammy, dear?
  • Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
  • "It's real milk, Hammy, not condensed," the soft voice pleaded.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • Go to the front, Hammy,” said the accountant, “and take the first shot this time.
  • Extract from : « The Young Fur Traders » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • The Hammy boy is particularly anxious to have his love sent to "Misr Creedy."
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Charles Dickens » by Charles Dickens
  • The buyers much dislike any foreign smell, any mouldy, hammy, or cheesy odour.
  • Extract from : « Cocoa and Chocolate » by Arthur W. Knapp
  • Hammy, in manly fashion, offered a hand—the left—the right arm being occupied with the box of toys.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • Live men and big guns, just now, Hammy; and chances and issues, and results and risks.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • For an officer and a gentleman must go on living and fighting while he has anything left to fight for, Hammy.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • Hammy sniffed dolorously, and two large tears splashed down.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • Then Hammy's tummy is a mutinous soldier, and must be taught to obey the Word of Command.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

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