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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
schmaltzy
 
SYLLABICATION:schmaltz·y
PRONUNCIATION:  shmälts
VARIANT FORMS: also schmalz·y
ADJECTIVE:Inflected forms: schmaltz·i·er, schmaltz·i·est
Informal Of, relating to, or marked by excessive or maudlin sentimentality. See synonyms at sentimental.
OTHER FORMS:schmaltzi·ness —NOUN
 
 
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