artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted
(adjective) artificially formal; âthat artificial humility that her husband hatedâ; âcontrived coynessâ; âa stilted letter of acknowledgmentâ; âwhen people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciationâ
bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, sappy, soppy, soupy, slushy
(adjective) effusively or insincerely emotional; âa bathetic novelâ; âmaudlin expressions of sympathyâ; âmushy effusivenessâ; âa schmaltzy songâ; âsentimental soap operasâ; âslushy poetryâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hokey (comparative hokier, superlative hokiest)
(US, colloquial) phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality
(US, colloquial) corny; overly or unbelievably sentimental
Synonyms: cheesy, kitschy
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
