hammily
Like bad acting
In an exaggerated, theatrical manner characteristic of ham acting—overplaying emotion or gesture for dramatic effect: She hammily clutched her chest and gasped.
The word suggests performance that's more campy than convincing, often deliberately so.
Made larger than reality
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
- muggingRobbery with violence
scenery-chewing · histrionic · melodramatic · overwrought · bombastic · flamboyant · showy · ostentatious
Exaggerated physical humor
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- shtickPerformer's signature gimmick
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
- farcicalAbsurdly comical or mockable
clowning · goofing · corny · cheesy · tongue-in-cheek · vaudevillian · mugging · pratfall
Artificially theatrical in manner
- dramaticallyIn a striking manner
- performativelyThrough action itself
- actorlyCharacteristic of performers
- thespianTheatrical performer
declamatory · gesticulating · emoting · projecting · showboating · grandstanding · scenery-chewing · dramatics
In a clumsy manner
- heavy-handedlyIn forceful, unsubtle manner
- gracelesslyWithout elegance or poise
- inelegantlyWithout refinement or polish
- clumsilyIn an uncoordinated manner
unsubtly · crudely · artlessly · oafishly · lumberingly · bluntly · gauchely · tastelessly
exaggerated
Made larger than reality
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
mugging · scenery-chewing · histrionic · melodramatic · overwrought · bombastic · flamboyant · showy · ostentatious · grandiose
slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- shtickPerformer's signature gimmick
- campyEntertainingly artificial and overblown
farcical · clowning · goofing · corny · cheesy · tongue-in-cheek · vaudevillian · mugging · pratfall · schmaltz
stagey
Artificially theatrical in manner
- dramaticallyIn a striking manner
- performativelyThrough action itself
- actorlyCharacteristic of performers
thespian · declamatory · gesticulating · emoting · projecting · showboating · grandstanding · scenery-chewing · dramatics
awkwardly
In a clumsy manner
- heavy-handedlyIn forceful, unsubtle manner
- gracelesslyWithout elegance or poise
- inelegantlyWithout refinement or polish
clumsily · unsubtly · crudely · artlessly · oafishly · lumberingly · bluntly · gauchely · tastelessly · obtusely
hammilysubtly
With quiet nuance
naturalistically · minimally · quietly · reservedly · matter-of-factly
- hamming upExaggerating for effect