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слезли́вый — meaning in English

slezlivyy

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English meaning

  • lachrymose adj Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.
  • maudlin adj Excessively and foolishly sentimental or emotional, especially in a tearful way, often from drink.
  • schmaltzy adj Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.

Senses

слезли́вый is used for these senses in English:

  • lachrymose Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.
  • maudlin Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness. [from 17th c.]
  • schmaltzy Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.

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