Schmaltzy (Adjective)
Meaning
Effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The movie's schmaltzy ending, complete with a reunion and a sunset, left me rolling my eyes.
- Her aunt's schmaltzy eulogy at the funeral was over-the-top and insincere.
- The singer's voice was dripping with schmaltzy sentimentality as she belted out the power ballad.
- The soap opera's schmaltzy plot twists and melodramatic acting made it a guilty pleasure.
- The poet's schmaltzy verses about love and heartbreak were more likely to induce eye-rolling than tears.