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Definition of Schmaltzy
1. Adjective. Effusively or insincerely emotional. "Slushy poetry"
Similar to: Emotional
Derivative terms: Drippiness, Mawkishness, Mawkishness, Mushiness, Sentiment, Sentimentality
Definition of Schmaltzy
1. Adjective. Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Schmaltzy
1. characterized by schmaltz [adj SCHMALTZIER, SCHMALTZIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Schmaltzy
Literary usage of Schmaltzy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Waiter, There's a Horse in My Wine: A Treasury of Entertainment, Exploration by Jennifer "Chotzi" Rosen (2005)
"Weave in a little violin; sweet, but not schmaltzy. Scene 2: A pretty teenager,
with a voice as flat as her belly and as airy as her brain, ..."
2. Long Island Alive! by Francine Silverman (2002)
"Richard Feleppa, owner of Florence & Son, 16R Newtown Lane, s 631-329-4444, caters
to the mood by playing "schmaltzy Italian operas" to help his customers ..."
3. Play Nice, Make Money by W. T. McKibben (2007)
"I know it sounds schmaltzy and fake—but it's true. We love each other and we were
willing to follow our leader Todd Burke to hell and back. ..."
4. Untersuchungen über räumlich-zeitliche Unterschiede im Abflussverhalten von by Oswald Wagner (1987)
"At village festivals ephemeral American hits blare across the island, and the
literary appetites of millions are quickly satisfied with schmaltzy romantic ..."
5. Untersuchungen über räumlich-zeitliche Unterschiede im Abflussverhalten von by Oswald Wagner (1987)
"At village festivals ephemeral American hits blare across the island, and the
literary appetites of millions are quickly satisfied with schmaltzy romantic ..."
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