schmaltzier
Excessively sentimental, comparatively
Schmaltzier is the comparative form of schmaltzy, meaning more excessively sentimental or emotionally overwrought.
The word comes from Yiddish, where schmaltz means rendered chicken fat—the connection being that something schmaltzy is rich to the point of being cloying.
The sequel was even schmaltzier than the original, with tearful reunions and swelling orchestral music.
The superlative form is schmaltziest.
Excessively tearful sentiment
- mawkishUnpleasantly overemotional
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
treacly · weepy · lachrymose · tearjerker · gushy · mushy · sappy · drippy
Cheap and insincere
- hokeyCheaply sentimental or contrived
- cornballTiresomely sentimental person
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
- hackneyedOverused and unoriginal
cliched · banal · bromidic · hammy · campy · tacky · schlocky · soapy
Excessive theatrical performance
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- stagyExcessively theatrical in manner
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
hyperbolic · overblown · overwrought · grandiose · bombastic · florid · effusive · emotive
maudlin
Excessively tearful sentiment
- mawkishUnpleasantly overemotional
- saccharineExaggeratedly sentimental
- cloyingExcessively sweet or sentimental
syrupy · treacly · weepy · lachrymose · tearjerker · gushy · mushy · sappy · drippy · heartstrings
cheesy
Cheap and insincere
- hokeyCheaply sentimental or contrived
- cornballTiresomely sentimental person
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
hackneyed · cliched · banal · bromidic · hammy · campy · tacky · schlocky · soapy · slushy
overacting
Excessive theatrical performance
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- stagyExcessively theatrical in manner
exaggerated · hyperbolic · overblown · overwrought · grandiose · bombastic · florid · effusive · emotive · dramatic