schmaltzy (redirected from schmalzier)

schmaltz·y also schmalz·y  (shmälts)

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

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

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schmaltzi·ness n.

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schmaltzy [ʃmæltsɪ ʃmɔːltsɪ]

adj -ier, -iest

excessively sentimental

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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"

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schmaltzy

adjective sentimental, sloppy (informal), corny (slang), cheesy (informal), mushy (informal), soppy (informal), gooey (informal), cloying, maudlin, slushy (informal), mawkish, tear-jerking, icky (informal), bathetic, overemotional A schmaltzy weep-along if ever there was one!

Translations

schmaltzy [ˈʃmɔːltsɪ] ADJ → sentimental, sensiblero

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schmaltzy [ˈʃmɔːltsi] adj (= over-sentimental) [song, film, book] → à l'eau de rose, mièvre

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schmaltzy schmalzy [ˈʃmɔːltsɪ] adj (fam) → sdolcinato/a

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schmaltzy → مشبع بالماء sladký drivende sentimental rührselig σαχλός sensiblero, sentimentaloide siirappinen mélo sentimentalan svenevole いやにセンチメンタルな 감상적인 kletsnat søkkvåt ckliwy piegas мокрый sentimental มีอารมณ์อ่อนไหวมากเกินไป aşırı duygusal ủy mị 湿透的