schmaltzy

schmaltz·y also schmalz·y  (shmälts)

adj. schmaltz·i·er, schmaltz·i·est Informal

Of, relating to, or marked by excessive or maudlin sentimentality. See Synonyms at sentimental.

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schmaltzi·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

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schmaltzy - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, schmalzy, bathetic, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy, mushy, drippy emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"