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Added 9 October 2026

schmaltzy

/ˈʃmɒltsi/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about schmaltzy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Effusively or insincerely emotional.
a bathetic novel

Origin

From schmaltz + -y.

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