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campy
adjective /ˈkæm.pi/ mainly USDefinition
(Definition of campy adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour
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- Faking & pretending
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- Praising insincerely or too eagerly
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Synonyms and related words:
- affectation noun
- affected adjective
- artificial adjective
- arty-farty adjective
- cheesy adjective (BAD STYLE)
- cloying adjective (TOO EMOTIONAL)
- forced adjective
- glib adjective
- histrionic adjective
- histrionics noun
- hokey adjective
- meretricious adjective
- pious adjective (PRETENDING)
- precocious adjective
- pretension noun
- pretentious adjective
- pseud(o)- prefix
- rent-a- prefix
- slick adjective
- theatrical adjective (BEHAVIOUR)
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