
Meaning of BATHETIC
| Pronunciation: | | bu'thetik
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" |
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BATHETIC is a 8 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | emotional, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ba*thet"ic\, a.
Having the character of bathos. [R.]
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