hammy
- s affectedly dramatic; overacted
- Langella's interpretation has drawn some criticism, suprisingly, for being too saintly and hammy surprising because what stood out for me in Langella's performance was how .
- It is laughable when he addresses his captured barmaid (Ingrid Bergman) as "my tired fungus,"' revolting when he spits grape skins in her pretty face, hammy when he chuckles .
- Still, that run made Gay the man to beat in Beijing before he strained that hammy.