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Kitschy

//ˈkɪt͡ʃi// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

    "This is what his admirers go for: the gravelly grain of his film stock, the crowded monochrome of his compositions (the new film is mostly in black-and-white, with kitschy spasms of color), and the way in which light bounces and breathes from the faces of his players."

Adjective
  1. 1
    effusively or insincerely emotional wordnet

Etymology

From kitsch + -y. Compare German kitschig (“kitschy”).

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