cheesily
In clichéd fashion
In a cheesy manner—with excessive sentimentality, obviousness, or tackiness.
A rom-com might end cheesily with the couple reuniting in the rain.
A politician might cheesily pander to voters.
He grinned cheesily at the camera.
The word carries affectionate mockery more often than harsh criticism.
Overused and unoriginal
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
- banalUnoriginal and dull
- predictableAble to be foreseen
- formulaicFollowing a set template
derivative · unoriginal · corny · stale · overused · tired · worn-out · platitudinous
Excessively and insincerely sentimental
- maudlinlyWith excessive tearful sentiment
- sappilyWith excessive sentimentality
- mushilyIn overly sentimental fashion
- gushilyWith excessive sentimentality
weepily · cornily · soapily · cloyingly · sloppily · mawkishly · treacly · sickeningly
With exaggerated theatrical expression
- melodramaticallyWith exaggerated emotional display
- exaggeratedlyTo an inflated degree
- floridlyWith excessive ornamentation
- effusivelyWith unrestrained enthusiasm
bombastically · grandiosely · overblown · overwrought · dramatically · stagily · affectedly · artificially
hackneyed
Overused and unoriginal
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
- banalUnoriginal and dull
- predictableAble to be foreseen
formulaic · derivative · unoriginal · corny · stale · overused · tired · worn-out · platitudinous · stock
schmaltzy
Excessively and insincerely sentimental
- maudlinlyWith excessive tearful sentiment
- sappilyWith excessive sentimentality
- mushilyIn overly sentimental fashion
gushily · weepily · cornily · soapily · cloyingly · sloppily · mawkishly · treacly · sickeningly · sweetly
hammily
With exaggerated theatrical expression
- melodramaticallyWith exaggerated emotional display
- exaggeratedlyTo an inflated degree
- floridlyWith excessive ornamentation
effusively · bombastically · grandiosely · overblown · overwrought · dramatically · stagily · affectedly · artificially · performatively
tackily
In a cheap, showy way
- gaudilyShowily, tastelessly bright
- campilyWith exaggerated showiness
- tastelesslyIn a vulgar manner
garishly · chintzily · trashily · ostentatiously · loudly · showily · flashily · cheaply · plasticky · glitzily
cheesilygenuinely
In a real manner
sincerely · authentically · earnestly · honestly · movingly
cheesilyelegantly
With tasteful grace
tastefully · sophisticatedly · subtly · classily · stylishly
cheesilyoriginally
From the start
freshly · innovatively · creatively · inventively · uniquely