 bathetic |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] effusively or insincerely emotional | |
| Synonyms: | sentimental hokey mawkish mushy schmaltzy schmalzy maudlin slushy drippy | |
| Examples: | "a bathetic novel" "maudlin expressions of sympathy" "mushy effusiveness" "a schmaltzy song" "sentimental soap operas" "slushy poetry" |
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| Related terms: | emotional | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] effusively or insincerely emotional | |
| Synonyms: | sentimental mawkish schmaltzy schmalzy mushy slushy maudlin | |
| Examples: | "a bathetic novel" "maudlin expressions of sympathy" "mushy effusiveness" "a schmaltzy song" "sentimental soap operas" "slushy poetry" |
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| Related terms: | emotional | |
