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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ba·thet·ic 
[buh-thet-ik] Pronunciation Key
[buh-thet-ik] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| displaying or characterized by bathos: the bathetic emotionalism of soap operas. |
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| ba·thet·ic
(bə-thět'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj. Characterized by bathos. See Synonyms at sentimental. [Probably blend of bathos and pathetic.] ba·thet'i·cal·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| bathetic | |
adjective | |
| effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Bathetic
Ba*thet"ic\, a. Having the character of bathos. [R.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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