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SCHMALTZY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Effusively or insincerely emotional
Example:
slushy poetry
Synonyms:
bathetic; drippy; hokey; kitschy; maudlin; mawkish; mushy; sappy; schmaltzy; schmalzy; sentimental; slushy; soppy; soupy
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Similar:
emotional (of more than usual emotion)