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HOKEY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Artificially formal
Example:
when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
Synonyms:
artificial; contrived; hokey; stilted
Classified under:
Similar:
affected; unnatural (speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Effusively or insincerely emotional
Example:
slushy poetry
Synonyms:
bathetic; drippy; hokey; kitschy; maudlin; mawkish; mushy; sappy; schmaltzy; schmalzy; sentimental; slushy; soppy; soupy
Classified under:
Similar:
emotional (of more than usual emotion)
