kitschy

Definition

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

Etymology

From kitsch + -y. Compare German kitschig (“kitschy”).

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "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."