Added 9 October 2026
bathetic
/bəˈθɛtɪk/ adjective
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bathetic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Effusively or insincerely emotional.
a bathetic novel
Origin
From bathos + -etic, based on the form of pathos and pathetic.
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