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| 1. | [ adjective ] effusively or insincerely emotional | |
| Synonyms: | sentimental drippy mawkish mushy schmaltzy schmalzy maudlin slushy bathetic | |
| 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 ] artificially formal | |
| Synonyms: | artificial stilted contrived | |
| 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" |
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| Related terms: | affected | |
| Similar spelling: |
hockey Hoke Hosey hooke hooky Housey Hoskie Hoak hock Howk Hoge Houk Hook Hose Hoyos Hoese Hogge Hogue Hoose hoagy Hosea Houck Houge house Houze Howes Howse Howze Hoxie Hooks hookah hog hoagie |
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