sdolcinato

Italian

Etymology

From s- +‎ dolce +‎ -ino +‎ -ato.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zdol.t͡ʃiˈna.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: sdol‧ci‧nà‧to

Adjective

sdolcinato (feminine sdolcinata, masculine plural sdolcinati, feminine plural sdolcinate)

  1. mawkish, sugary, soppy, mushy, sloppy, namby-pamby
  2. corny, schmaltzy

Derived terms

Noun

sdolcinato m (plural sdolcinati, feminine sdolcinata)

  1. person who behaves in an affected manner

Further reading
  • sdolcinato in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • sdolcinato in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • sdolcinato in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • sdolcinàto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • sdolcinato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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