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Cheesy vs Oily - What's the difference?

cheesy | oily |

As adjectives the difference between cheesy and oily

is that cheesy is of or relating to cheese while oily is relating to oil.

As a noun oily is

a marble with an oily lustre.

cheesy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • of or relating to cheese
    • This sandwich is full of cheesy goodness.
  • resembling, or containing cheese
    • a cheesy flavor
    I like pizzas with a cheesy crust.
  • (informal) of poor quality through being overdramatic, excessively emotional or , trite, contrived, shoddy
    • a cheesy song
    a cheesy movie
  • * 2008 , Jeff Spanke, Second Hand Out (page 86)
    • Needless to say, toward the end of Martin's first term, the relationship he once enjoyed with President Waverly had evolved into a slapdash charade of cheap promises and cheesy smiles.
  • * 2012 , Ginny Felch, Photographing Children Photo Workshop
    • There is something about 5- and 6-year-olds that makes them ever-ready to pose with the big, cheesy grin with no provocation.

    Synonyms

    * cheeseball * corny * tacky

    Derived terms

    * cheesiness

    oily

    English

    Alternative forms

    * oyly (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Relating to oil.
  • Smeared with or containing oil.
  • (figuratively) Excessively friendly or polite so as to sound insincere.

    • Derived terms

    * smell of an oily rag

    Noun

    (oilies)
  • A marble with an oily lustre.
  • * 1998 , Joanna Cole, Stephanie Calmenson, Michael Street, Marbles: 101 ways to play
    • Lustered (also called lusters, rainbows, oilies , and pearls)
  • * 2001 , Paul Webley, The economic psychology of everyday life (page 39)
    • But marbles are not only used to play games: they are also traded. In this market, the value of the different kinds of marbles (oilies , emperors, etc.) is determined by local supply and demand and not by the price of the marbles
  • oilskins (waterproof garment)