BATHETIC
\be͡ɪðˈɛtɪk], \beɪðˈɛtɪk], \b_eɪ_ð_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_k]\
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effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
By Princeton University
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Platidiam
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