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schmalzy

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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.
schmaltzi·ness n.
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Adj.1.schmalzy - 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, schmaltzy, bathetic, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy, mushy, drippy
emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"
Translations
schmal(t)zy
adj (inf: = slushy) → schmalzig (inf)
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