— hokeyness, hokiness , n.
/hoh"kee/ , adj. hokier, hokiest .
1. cloyingly sentimental; mawkish.
2. obviously contrived, esp. to win popular appeal or support; phony.
[ 1815-25; irreg. HOK(UM) + -Y 1 ]
— hokeyness, hokiness , n.
/hoh"kee/ , adj. hokier, hokiest .
1. cloyingly sentimental; mawkish.
2. obviously contrived, esp. to win popular appeal or support; phony.
[ 1815-25; irreg. HOK(UM) + -Y 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012