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English to English adjective satellite
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effusively or insincerely emotional |  | Example: a bathetic novel
maudlin expressions of sympathy
mushy effusiveness
a schmaltzy song
sentimental soap operas
slushy poetry
source: wordnet30
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artificially formal | | Example: that artificial humility that her husband hated
contrived coyness
a stilted letter of acknowledgment
when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
source: wordnet30
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