schmaltzy

• Qualifie quelque chose d'excessivement sentimental, émotionnel ou mièvre, souvent de manière affectée ou de mauvais goût.

Describes something that is excessively sentimental, emotional, or mawkish, often in a contrived or kitschy way.

1. Overly sentimentalC1informal

   Characterized by excessive or insincere sentimentality, often in a cloying or mawkish way.

   Sentimental à l'excès

   • The movie was so schmaltzy that I couldn't take it seriously.
   • He gave a schmaltzy speech at the wedding that made everyone cringe.
   • The song's schmaltzy lyrics felt forced and artificial.

   Synonymescloyingmaudlinmawkishmushyoveremotionalsaccharinesentimentalsoppysugarysyrupy

   Antonymesdispassionatematter-of-factstoicunemotionalunsentimental