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hammily
adverb
uk /ˈhæm.əl.i/ us /ˈhæm.əl.i/
in a way that is unnatural and uses too much emotion:
The actor hammily portrays a retiring schoolteacher who offers one last piece of heartfelt advice for his departing class.
Even though many of the performances are hammily done, the sappy romantic comedy is one of my favourite films.
The actor played the role too hammily, and the performance of the rest of the cast was not enough to save the play.
The talk-radio host hammily expressed his outrage about the administration in order to create anger among his listeners.
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