Kitschy

Quick meaning: Kitschy is an adjective meaning Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

Meaning

Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

Example Sentences

Hamilton said that his work looked for the “candour of a lost paradise”, and was most famous for his kitschy calendars of young girls and his soft-focus erotic films including “Bilitis” from 1977.

This is what his admirers go for: the gravelly grain of his film stock, the crowded monochrome of his compositions (the new film is mostly in black-and-white, with kitschy spasms of color), and the way in which light bounces and breathes from the faces of his players.

Word Forms

• kitschier
• kitschiest

Synonyms for kitschy

Depending on context, synonyms include corny, kitsch, schmaltzy, bathetic, cheesy, drippy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include campy, ostentatious, mawkish, cheesy, tacky, campish.

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