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[ adjective ] effusively or insincerely emotional
Examples "a bathetic novel" "maudlin expressions of sympathy" "mushy effusiveness" "a schmaltzy song" "sentimental soap operas" "slushy poetry" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] artificially formal
Synonyms Examples "that artificial humility that her husband hated" "contrived coyness" "a stilted letter of acknowledgment" "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" Related terms |
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