English Explanatory Dictionary

bathetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Characterized by or pertaining to bathos.

Pronunciation

/bəˈθɛtɪk/

Word forms

bathetic more bathetic most bathetic

Etymology

From bathos + -etic, based on the form of pathos and pathetic.

Synonyms

anticlimactic banal hammy kitschy bathetic bromidic cheesy clichéd commonplace corny dog-eared hackneyed hoary overdone overused overworked pat played out shopworn stale threadbare timeworn tired trite warmed-over well-worn drippy gooey hokey icky kitsch maudlin mawkish mushy overemotional oversentimental overwrought sappy schmaltzy sickly sweet slushy soppy soupy syrupy treacly

Derived words

bathetically
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