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Definitions for bathetic
bəˈθɛt ɪkba·thet·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushyadjective
effusively or insincerely emotional
"a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
Wiktionary
batheticadjective
Characterized by or pertaining to bathos.
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bathetic
Bathetic refers to a sudden change in a piece of literature, music, or speech, from a serious and important subject to one that is trivial, mundane, insincere or excessively sentimental. It is often used for comedic effect or to mock and ridicule a character or situation. Bathos is frequently associated with anticlimax and can result from attempting to make something sound more important or dignified than it actually is. It's a concept originally coined by Alexander Pope in his treatise "Peri Bathous: Or the Art of Sinking in Poetry."
Webster Dictionary
Batheticadjective
having the character of bathos
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bathetic in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bathetic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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