bathetic 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
effusively or insincerely emotional
Examples
- 1.a bathetic novel
- 2.a schmaltzy song
- 3.maudlin expressions of sympathy
- 4.sentimental soap operas
- 5.mushy effusiveness
- 6.slushy poetry
Synonyms
- drippy 3
effusively or insincerely emotional
- hokey 1
effusively or insincerely emotional
- maudlin 1
effusively or insincerely emotional
- mawkish 1
effusively or insincerely emotional
- kitschy 1
effusively or insincerely emotional
- mushy 2
effusively or insincerely emotional
- schmaltzy 1
effusively or insincerely emotional
- schmalzy 1
effusively or insincerely emotional
- sentimental 2
effusively or insincerely emotional
- sappy 2
effusively or insincerely emotional
- soppy 2
effusively or insincerely emotional
- soupy 2
effusively or insincerely emotional
- slushy 2
effusively or insincerely emotional


