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Adjective: schmaltzy (schmaltzier,schmaltziest)  shmolt-see or shmólt-see
Usage: informal
  1. Effusively or insincerely emotional
    "a schmaltzy song";
    - bathetic, drippy [informal], hokey [N. Amer, informal], maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy [informal], schmalzy [informal], sentimental, sappy [informal], soppy [Brit, informal], soupy [informal], slushy [informal], cutesy [informal], gooey [informal], corny [informal], weepy [informal], cheesy [informal]

Derived forms: schmaltzier, schmaltziest

See also: cornball [N. Amer, informal], emotional, lovey-dovey [informal]