schmaltzy

Letters that make schmaltzy

s, a, l, c, h, m, t, z, y are letters that make 'schmaltzy'

Words within schmaltzy

schmaltz, MA, malt, SC, ma, Sc, hm, mA, ALT, AL, Al are words within 'schmaltzy'


1 possible definitions for 'schmaltzy'

Schmaltzy as "effusively or insincerely emotional"

Under this definition, schmaltzy is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

mushy, bathetic, maudlin, hokey, drippy, mawkish, kitschy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy have the same meaning as 'schmaltzy'

Derivatives of schmaltzy

mawkishness, sentimentality, drippiness, soupiness, sloppiness, sentiment, bathos, mushiness are derivatives of 'schmaltzy'.

Similar to schmaltzy

emotional is similar to schmaltzy.

Example of schmaltzy used within this context

"a bathetic novel", "maudlin expressions of sympathy", "mushy effusiveness", "a schmaltzy song", "sentimental soap operas", "slushy poetry"



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