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hokey
adjective
artificially formal
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ˈhəʊki
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adjective
artificially formal
“that artificial humility that her husband hated”
adjective
effusively or insincerely emotional
“a bathetic novel”
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that artificial humility that her husband hated
contrived coyness
a stilted letter of acknowledgment
when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
a bathetic novel
maudlin expressions of sympathy
mushy effusiveness
a schmaltzy song
sentimental soap operas
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