schmaltzy

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Adjective
  - 1.2.1 Related terms
  - 1.2.2 Translations

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

schmaltz +‎ -y.

Adjective[edit]

schmaltzy (comparative schmaltzier, superlative schmaltziest)

Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.

Related terms[edit]

schmaltz

Translations[edit]

Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic

German: schmalzig (de)
Russian: сентиментальный (ru) (sentimentálʼnyj) m, слезливый (ru) (slezlívyj) m

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