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hamminess

hamminess noun: the state of being hammy.

Noun

hamminess (uncountable)

  1. The state of being hammy.
    • The actors carry off this farce with the usual crude camp, semaphore gestures, shameless hamminess, and heavy ogling.1988 October 21, Lawrence Bommer, “Magnum Farce”, in Chicago Reader
    • Linda Balgord brings bug-eyed hamminess and a bothersome vocal wobble to the role of aging actress Norma Desmond, almost completely missing the textured humor, intelligence, and pathos of Gloria Swanson's great screen performance.1997 April 11, Albert Williams, “Sunset Boulevard”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of hamminess

From hammy + -ness.

Questions about hamminess

What does hamminess mean?
Hamminess means the state of being hammy.
What part of speech is hamminess?
Hamminess is a noun.

Words near hamminess in the dictionary

  1. hammies
  2. hammiest
  3. Hammill
  4. Hammills
  5. hammily
  6. hamminess
  7. hamming
  8. Hamming code
  9. Hamming codes
  10. Hamming distance
  11. Hamming distances

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