Definition

In a way that is overly sentimental or trivial, often leading to a disappointing or anticlimactic effect.

Example

The movie ended on a bathetically sweet note that left the audience feeling unsatisfied.

Conversation

Did you see how that movie ended?

Yeah, it wrapped up so bathetically after all the tension.

I know, right? It felt like such a letdown.

Totally! I expected something much more exciting.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Bathetically → It is formed from 'bathos' (from Greek 'bathos', meaning depth) and the suffix '-ically' (meaning in a manner relating to). The word 'bathetically' refers to something done in a manner that is overly sentimental or lacking in depth, often in a way that is comically ineffective.

Memory Tip

Think of 'bathos' meaning depth, and remember that 'bathetically' describes something that is done in a way that lacks true depth, often leading to sentimentality.

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