kitschy
/ˈkɪt͡ʃi/
kitschy adjective: having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
Adjective
kitschy (comparative kitschier, superlative kitschiest)
- Having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
- 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.2004 May 10, The New Yorker
- 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 1977.2016 November 25, “Photographer David Hamilton found dead in Paris”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms of kitschy
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Forms of kitschy
| comparative | kitschier |
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| superlative | kitschiest |
Origin of kitschy
From kitsch + -y. Compare German kitschig (“kitschy”).
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Questions about kitschy
- What does kitschy mean?
- Kitschy means having the nature of kitsch: excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.
- What part of speech is kitschy?
- Kitschy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce kitschy?
- Kitschy is pronounced /ˈkɪt͡ʃi/.
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