Hokey
WordNet
adjective
(1) Artificially formal
"That artificial humility that her husband hated"
"Contrived coyness"
"A stilted letter of acknowledgment"
"When people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
(2) Effusively or insincerely emotional
"A bathetic novel"
"Maudlin expressions of sympathy"
"Mushy effusiveness"
"A schmaltzy song"
"Sentimental soap operas"
"Slushy poetry"