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schmaltzy

('/S/m/A/lts/i/ )

adjective satellite (s)

effusively or insincerely emotional(adj.all)

Example:
A schmaltzy song.

Synonym:
bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy

source: wordnet30

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