Hokey
adjective
(compar. hokier ; superl. hokiest )
1. Effusively or insincerely emotional. Synonyms: bathetic , drippy , kitschy , maudlin , mawkish , mushy , schmaltzy , schmalzy , sentimental , slushy , soppy , soupy ."Maudlin expressions of sympathy" , "Mushy effusiveness" , "A schmaltzy song" , "Sentimental soap operas" , "Slushy poetry" 2. Artificially formal. Synonyms: artificial , contrived , stilted ."Contrived coyness" , "A stilted letter of acknowledgment" , "When people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation" Click any word on the page to get its definition
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