schmaltzy

[ shmahlt-see, shmawlt- ]

/ ˈʃmɑlt si, ˈʃmɔlt- /

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adjective, schmaltz·i·er, schmaltz·i·est.Informal.

of, relating to, or characterized by schmaltz, or exaggerated sentimentalism.

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Also schmalz·y . Sometimes shmaltz·y .

Origin of schmaltzy

First recorded in 1930–35; schmaltz + -y¹

Words nearby schmaltzy

schlumbergera, schlump, schm-, Schmalkalden, schmaltz, schmaltzy, schmatte, schmear, Schmeling, schmick, Schmidt

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How to use schmaltzy in a sentence

The rest of episode—the scenes taking place in the present—alternated between brilliant and schmaltzy.
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But then, just when we feared that the Cox we suspected we knew was about to get too schmaltzy, too idyllic, she adds a caveat.
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Cancer-struggle stories can all-too-often veer towards being schmaltzy.
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And the song would be just as schmaltzy were it not for the her roaring delivery.
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Franzen is just as critical of self-consciously tricky fiction as he is of “schmaltzy, one-dimensional” fiction.
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British Dictionary definitions for schmaltzy

schmaltzy

/ (ʃmæltsɪ, ʃmɔːltsɪ) /

adjective -ier or -iest

excessively sentimental

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