campier; campiest
: in the style of camp : absurdly exaggerated, artificial, or affected in a usually humorous way
campy horror movies
campy humor
Witnessing their synchronized routine, he almost expects them to break into some campy chorus line from one of the seedier nightclubs.—
Margaret Atwood
Margaret AtwoodHe could modify his outbursts into what were sometimes hilariously campy performances.—Robert Gray
Robert Gray
campily
adverb
The new film promises to be as campily outrageous as its predecessors.
—John Stark
John Stark
… the Addams Family, the campily macabre clan created by the late cartoonist Charles Addams …
—Margot Dougherty
Margot Dougherty
campiness
noun
… hoped to take Rocketeer to a much higher level of sophistication and avoid the campiness of some of the more recent comics-inspired films.
—Ron Magid
Ron Magid
… a power-mad despot, played with exhilarating campiness by John Malkovich.
—Steven Rebello
Steven Rebello
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With vivid and campy aesthetics, the retro style captures all the best of the '90s nostalgia feel.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
The movie is campy, iconic and undeniably fun.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Both ads were campy, cute and according to the campaign, very effective.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
The tone wobbles between genuine dread and a kind of earnest, slightly campy nostalgia reminiscent of Stand by Me.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
The movie is campy, iconic and undeniably fun.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Both ads were campy, cute and according to the campaign, very effective.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
The tone wobbles between genuine dread and a kind of earnest, slightly campy nostalgia reminiscent of Stand by Me.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Campy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campy. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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