shmaltzy

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A form of schmaltzy — Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

adjectiveshmaltzy (comparative shmaltzier, superlative shmaltziest)

comparative shmaltzier · superlative shmaltziest

  1. alternativeAlternative form of schmaltzy.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

shmaltzy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shmaltzy

MLA

“shmaltzy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shmaltzy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shmaltzy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shmaltzy.

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