About The Word Bathetic
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Bathetic
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What's The Definition Of Bathetic?
[adj] effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bathetic: emotional | maudlin | mawkish | mushy | schmaltzy | schmalzy | sentimental | slushy Related Terms | Find terms related to Bathetic: See Also | Bathetic In Webster's Dictionary \Ba*thet"ic\, a.
Having the character of bathos. [R.]
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