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What is the adjective for hokey?

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hokey
  1. (US, colloquial) phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality
  2. (US, colloquial) corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental
  3. Synonyms:
      4. corny, cornball, cornpone, corn-fed, stale, tired, commonplace, stereotyped, hackneyed, banal, unoriginal, stock, dull, threadbare, clichéd, prosaic, timeworn, overworked, pedestrian, vapid, common, shopworn, platitudinous, overused, routine, uninspired, ordinary, musty, bromidic, trite, well-worn, run-of-the-mill, moth-eaten, old hat, flat, set, stereotypical, worn-out, worn, familiar tune, cliché, jejune, exhausted, bathetic, chain, drained, mildewed, cliched, warmed-over, used-up … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The hokey acting in that community theater production made it difficult to stay engaged.”
      “The hokey movie made everyone shed tears with its over-the-top displays of emotion.”
      “The magician's hokey act, filled with obvious tricks and cheesy props, failed to impress the skeptical audience.”
hoky
  1. Alternative spelling of hokey
  2. Examples:
      3. “That's all piffle about Hoky having any confederate except me.”
hokie
  1. Alternative spelling of hokey
hokiest
  1. superlative form of hokey: most hokey; most hokey.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. most corny, most corn-fed, spooniest, most sentimental, most mawkish, mushiest, schmaltziest, soppiest, most cloying, drippiest, sugariest, most sappy, cutesiest, sloppiest, syrupiest, cheesiest, gooiest, slushiest, most maudlin, most twee, sickliest, treacliest, soupiest, ickiest, most novelettish, most lovey-dovey, most sugarcoated, fruitiest, stickiest, most toe-curling, weepiest, sloshiest, wettest, most chocolate-box, most romantic, most overemotional, most nauseating, most sickening, most lachrymose, most gushing, most emotional, gushiest, most bathetic, most touching, tritest, most banal, most inane, most pathetic, sweetest, most effusive … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The hokiest element of all is a chart Palfrey and Gasser draw of the various actors they believe can help Digital Natives navigate their digital lives.”
hokier
  1. comparative form of hokey: more hokey
  2. Synonyms:
      3. more corny, more corn-fed, spoonier, more sentimental, more mawkish, mushier, schmaltzier, soppier, more cloying, drippier, sugarier, more sappy, cutesier, sloppier, syrupier, cheesier, gooier, slushier, more maudlin, more twee, sicklier, treaclier, soupier, ickier, more novelettish, more lovey-dovey, more sugarcoated, fruitier, stickier, more toe-curling, weepier, sloshier, wetter, more chocolate-box, more romantic, more overemotional, more nauseating, more sickening, more lachrymose, more gushing, more emotional, gushier, more bathetic, more touching, triter, more banal, more inane, more pathetic, sweeter, more effusive … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “And he's got the company's crack acting team on the job to help us through the hokier stretches.”
      “The hokier stuff, however, makes me wonder if Sheridan needs to take a loyalty oath.”
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