SCHMALTZY
Scrabble letter values: S1C3H4M3A1L1T1Z10Y4 = 28
Definition
- adjective effusively or insincerely emotional. — synonyms: bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmalzy
Examples
- “a bathetic novel”
- “maudlin expressions of sympathy”
- “mushy effusiveness”