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cheesy
chees·y
[
chzee
]
(
comparative
chees·i·er
,
superlative
chees·i·est
)
adjective
Definition:
1.
like cheese:
having the flavor or smell of cheese
2.
tacky:
cheap and tawdry
(
informal
)
chees·i·ness
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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