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bathetic

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Affectedly or extravagantly emotional: gushy, maudlin, mawkish, romantic, sentimental, slushy, sobby, soft, soppy. Informal: gooey, mushy, schmaltzy, sloppy, soupy. Slang: drippy, sappy, tear-jerking. See feelings

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