- hokily
- adverb see hokey
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hokily
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hokily — See hokey. * * * … Universalium
hokily — adverb In a hokey way … Wiktionary
hokey — adjective (hokier; est) Date: 1927 1. corny I,3 < the usual hokey melodrama > 2. obviously contrived ; phony < the plots are tricky but not hokey Cleveland Amory > • hokeyness or hokiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
hokeyness — See hokily. * * * … Universalium
hokiness — See hokily. * * * … Universalium
hokey — adj. (also hoky) (hokier, hokiest) US sl. sentimental, melodramatic, artificial. Derivatives: hokeyness n. (also hokiness). hokily adv. Etymology: HOKUM + Y(2) … Useful english dictionary
