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torchy

1 8.3

Showing strong feelings that make people feel sad or moved

adjective
/ˈtɔrʧi/

: sentimental

His latest album features several torchy tracks that beautifully convey feelings of nostalgia.

Examples

Alyssa launches into a torchy tune.

Fiction book (1997)
The singer's performance was filled with torchy melodies that stirred the audience's emotions.
At the intimate venue, she captivated everyone with a torchy ballad about lost love.

Synonyms

sentimental

vstorchy

147 4.5

Having strong warm feelings about people or things from the past, often too emotional

applies mainly to emotional qualities in music and singing rather than memories

melodramatic

vstorchy

31 5.6

Showing feelings in a way that is too strong

is more about simple sentimental music feeling rather than theatricality

mushy

vstorchy

Informal

31 4.3

Showing too much emotion in a way that seems silly or fake

refers more to musical singing warmth than soft overemotional tone

lyrical

vstorchy

30 4.9

Expressing deep personal feeling like a song

leans more toward sentimental music quality used in singing

sappy

vstorchy

Offensive

25 7.0

Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake

is more about genuine musical sentiment than silly excess

tearful

vstorchy

25 1.8

Showing you are about to cry because of a strong feeling

refers to sentimental music feeling not the physical act of crying

feely

vstorchy

Informal

23 8.6

Showing strong feelings rather than careful thought

is narrower describing musical sentimental quality rather than decision style

teary

vstorchy

21 2.0

Having eyes that look ready to cry

describes musical sentimental quality rather than a person's watery eyes

weepy

vstorchy

20 3.7

Feeling like you want to cry easily

focuses on musical sentimental mood rather than a tendency to cry

maudlin

vstorchy

8 8.0

Too emotional in a way that seems silly or not sincere

is less extreme and denotes sentimental musical quality without overdone insincerity

gushy

vstorchy

7 7.0

Showing too much emotion in a way that feels silly

tends toward controlled sentimental musical feeling rather than open excess

emo

vstorchy

Slang

5 7.9

Showing strong feelings, often sad or moody

centers on sentimental musical quality rather than moodiness or style

soppy

vstorchy

2 5.8

Too emotional and sentimental in a way that seems silly

is used for sincere sentimental music quality not foolish excess

schmaltzy

vstorchy

Informal

2 8.7

Too emotional in a way that feels false or silly

is instead a natural sentimental music feeling not exaggerated

drippy

vstorchy

Offensive

1 7.9

Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake

is more about tasteful sentimental singing rather than embarrassing insincerity

slobbery

vstorchy

Informal

1 4.9

Too sentimental and not sincere

is milder implying sentimental music feeling without dramatic insincerity

goopy

vstorchy

Informal

1 7.6

Too emotional and sweet in a way that feels fake

is simply sentimental musical quality without sickening sweetness

soupy

vstorchy

Literature

1 6.8

Being too emotional in a cheap, false way

is more simply sentimental in singing rather than cloyingly forced

passional

vstorchy

Archaic

1 9.8

Showing strong emotion, often in a dramatic or poetic way

is more about gentle sentimental music than intense literary passion

bathetic

vstorchy

Literature

1 9.9

Too sentimental in a way that feels fake or silly

is genuinely emotional in music rather than trying and failing to touch

souled

vstorchy

1 7.7

Showing deep feeling in a song or performance

focuses more on sentimental singing rather than general expressive spirit

marshmallowy

vstorchy

Informal

1 6.3

Too sweet and sentimental in tone or style

leans toward heartfelt musical sentiment rather than sickly sweet tone

gloppy

vstorchy

Informal

1 8.3

Too sweet and emotional so it feels false

is softer naming sentimental music quality without unpleasant cloying

How Emotional

maudlin

8 8.0

touching

103 3.4

torchy

1 8.3

sentimental

147 4.5

Surface Forms

torchy positive

torchier comparative

torchiest superlative

Morphology

torchy = torch (semi-transparent) = torch + y

Formed from 'torch' + '-y', but the meaning 'sentimental' comes via idiomatic uses (e.g., 'torch song'/'carry a torch') rather than the literal object, so learners cannot fully predict it.

Etymology

Torchy comes from the word torch and the phrase 'to carry a torch' for someone, which means to keep loving them. A 'torch song' is a sad love song, so torchy describes music full of deep, sentimental feeling.