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bathetic

bathetic [buh-THET-ik]
adjective

definition
effusively or insincerely emotional

etymology
1825–35, bathos + -etic (as in pathetic)

usage
Just when her attacks seem indefatigable, she suddenly stops and switches gears, trying to gloss the whole thing over with bathetic apologies.
Tags: adjective, b, english, wordsmith: cecilegrey
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