schmaltzy

English

Etymology

schmaltz +‎ -y.

Adjective

schmaltzy (comparative schmaltzier, superlative schmaltziest)

Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.

Related terms

schmaltz

Translations

Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic

French: malade (fr) m, f
German: schmalzig
Greek: σαχλός (el) (sachlós)

Russian: сентимента́льный (ru) m (sentimentálʹnyj), слезли́вый (ru) m (slezlívyj), слаща́вый (ru) (slaščávyj)
Swedish: tårdrypande (sv), sliskig

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