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cheesily

cheesily

4.6
In a way that has the strong taste or smell of cheese
  • adverb
  • /ˈtʃiːzɪli/
translation icon : quesosamente
  • The pasta was topped cheesily, making every bite rich and flavorful.

Examples

  • As the pizza baked, it began to smell cheesily throughout the house.

  • The pasta was topped cheesily with melted cheese.

  • She smiled cheesily after tasting the new cheese dip she had made.

  • The dish was served cheesily and tasted delicious.

  • As the pizza baked, it began to smell cheesily throughout the house.

  • The pasta was topped cheesily, making every bite rich and flavorful.

  • The dish was served cheesily and tasted delicious.

How Cheesy

strongly
638 1.0
cheesily
4.6
mildly
92 2.7
barely
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

cheesily positive

Morphology

cheesily = cheesy + cheesy + cheesy (transparent) = cheese + y + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the regular adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'cheesy', and in this sense the meaning is the literal result of 'cheese' → 'cheesy' → 'cheesily'.

Etymology

The word cheesily comes from cheese via cheesy, so it describes something 'like cheese', for example food that smells or tastes of cheese.