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[ adjective ] effusively or insincerely emotional

Synonyms

sentimental drippy maudlin mawkish mushy schmalzy hokey slushy bathetic

Examples

"a bathetic novel" "maudlin expressions of sympathy" "mushy effusiveness" "a schmaltzy song" "sentimental soap operas" "slushy poetry"

Related terms

emotional

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[ adjective ] effusively or insincerely emotional

Synonyms

sentimental maudlin mushy schmalzy mawkish slushy bathetic

Examples

"a bathetic novel" "maudlin expressions of sympathy" "mushy effusiveness" "a schmaltzy song" "sentimental soap operas" "slushy poetry"

Related terms

emotional

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Similar Spelling

schmaltz schmalzy schmalz Schmelzer Schmeltzer Schmoll

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