"schmaltzy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃmɒltsi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-schmaltzy.wav Forms: schmaltzier [comparative], schmaltziest [superlative]
Etymology: From schmaltz + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|schmaltz|y}} schmaltz + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} schmaltzy (comparative schmaltzier, superlative schmaltziest)
  1. Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic. Synonyms: shmaltzy Related terms: schmaltz Translations (Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic): larmoyant (French), tire-larmes (French), schmalzig (German), rührselig (German), larmoyant (German), σαχλός (sachlós) (Greek), сентимента́льный (sentimentálʹnyj) (Russian), слезли́вый (slezlívyj) (Russian), слаща́вый (slaščávyj) (Russian), tårdrypande (Swedish), sliskig (Swedish)

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