Hammiest

/ˈhæmiəst/ adjective

Definition

The most exaggerated or overly theatrical; the superlative form of hammy.

Etymology

From hammy + -est (superlative suffix). Formed in English in the 20th century as 'ham' and 'hammy' became established slang in theatrical contexts.

Kelly Says

Some of the hammiest performances in cinema history are actually beloved classics—think of over-the-top villain performances that became iconic precisely because the actors committed so completely to being extra, showing that 'hammy' doesn't always mean bad when it's done with style.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ማስለት በጣም
en-de ma-s-let ba-ta-m
ARالعربية
بأسلوب مطرقة أكثر من أي وقت مضى
bi as-luub mat-raqah ak-thar min e-i-q-t-i m-da-i
BNবাংলা
সবচেয়ে বেশি হাতোয়ারের মতো
so-b-che-ye besh-i ha-to-yare-r moto
CACatalà
més com un martell que mai
més kom un mar-tel ke mai
CSČeština
nejvíce kladivem
nej-vi-ce kla-di-vem
DADansk
mest hammerende
mest ham-ren-deh
DEDeutsch
am hammermäßigsten
am ham-mer-mei-gis-ten
ELΕλληνικά
όπως ένα σφυρί περισσότερο από όλα
o-pos e-na s-f-ri pe-ri-o-ter-o apo o-la
ESEspañol
lo más martillado
lo mas mar-tee-ya-doh
FAفارسی
مانند چکش بیش از پیش
ma-na-nd chak-esh be-shar az pish
FISuomi
vasaremmin
va-sa-rem-min
FRFrançais
le plus marteau
le plu mar-to
GUGU
મોરચી જેવું સૌથી વધારે
mo-or-chi je-vu sau-thi va-dhare
HAHA
kamar hammer ne
ka-mar ham-mer ne
HEעברית
כמו מברך ביותר
k-mo m-ba-rek be-ho-reth
HIहिन्दी
सबसे अधिक हथौड़े की तरह
sab-se adhik ha-tha-u-de kee ta-ruh
HUMagyar
a legkalapácsosabb
a leg-ka-la-pa-chos-abb
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti palu paling
se-pa-ti pa-lu pa-ling
IGIG
ike ụkpụrụ kacha
i-ke uk-pu-ru ka-cha
ITItaliano
il più martello
il pee mar-tel-loh
JA日本語
最もハンマー状に
mo-to-tsu hanmaa-jou-ni
KKKK
дауыс берілген
da-u-ys ber-i-len
KMKM
ដូចជា ប្រាណ បន្ថែម ជាង
doo-cha jea pra-an bon-tha-em chea-ng
KO한국어
가장 망치처럼
ga-jang man-chi-cheoreom
MRMR
हाड्यासारखे सर्वाधिक
haa-dya-sa-r-khae sar-va-adhik
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti palu paling
se-pa-ti pa-lu pa-ling
MYမြန်မာ
တင်ပြေကဲပြီး အများဆုံး
tin-p-ye-ke-pee a-myar-sa-ng
NLNederlands
het meest met hamerkracht
het meest met ha-mer-kragt
NONorsk
mest hammermessig
mest ham-mer-mes-sig
PAPA
ਮਾਰਟਲ ਵਾਂਗ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ज़ਿਆਦਾ
ma-ar-tal va-ang sabh ton zi-ya-da
PLPolski
najbardziej jak młotkiem
na-j-bardziej jak m-wo-t-kiem
PTPortuguês
o mais martelo
o mais mar-te-loh
RORomână
cel mai ca un ciocan
cel mai ka un cho-kan
RUРусский
как молотком больше всего
kak mo-lot-kom bolshe vse-go
SVSvenska
mest hammermässigt
mest ham-mer-mes-sigt
SWKiswahili
kama mcheche zaidi
ka-ma m-che-che za-i-ri
TAதமிழ்
மணிகளின் வகையில் அதிகமாக
ma-ni-ka-lin va-kai-il adhi-ka-ma
TEతెలుగు
మర్రిలా అత్యంత
mar-ri-la a-tyan-ta
THไทย
เหมือนมะเกลที่สุด
meuan ma-khe thi-sut
TLTL
tuladang martilyo na pinaka
too-la-dang mar-ti-lyo na pi-na-ka
TRTürkçe
daha vurucu
da-ha vu-ru-cu
UKУкраїнська
більше за все як молотком
bil-she za vse yak mo-lot-kom
URاردو
مِشْکِی کی طرح زیادہ سے زیادہ
mis-ki-ki ta-ray zi-yad-ah se zi-yad-ah
VITiếng Việt
như búa nhất
nhoo bu-a nhất
YOYO
bí ìwọ́ lọ́wọ́ jẹ́
bi i-wo lo-wo je
ZH中文
最锤状
zuì chuí zhuàng
ZUZU
ngokuthi i-hammer ngaphansi kakhulu
ngokuthi i-ham-mer ngaphan-si ka-khulu

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