Campily vs. Campy

Campily vs. Campy — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Campily and Campy

Campilyadverb

In a campy manner.

Campyadjective

Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.

Stu liked to watch campy B-movie horror flicks from the 1950s, not because they scared him, but because he found them funny.

Campyadjective

providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities;

they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effectcampy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's
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