bathetic

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

effusively or insincerely emotional
- "a bathetic novel"

Adj

Characterized by or pertaining to bathos.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy

Scrabble Score: 15

bathetic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bathetic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bathetic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

bathetic is a valid Words With Friends word