Word of the Day 7.27.9

mawkish

mawk·ish (môksh)

adj.

1. Excessively and objectionably sentimental. See Synonyms at sentimental.

2. Sickening or insipid in taste.


[From Middle English mawke, maggot, variant of magot; see maggot.]


mawkish·ly adv.

mawkish·ness n.

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Adj.

1.

mawkish - effusively or insincerely emotional; “a bathetic novel”; “maudlin expressions of sympathy”; “mushy effusiveness”; “a schmaltzy song”; “sentimental soap operas”; “slushy poetry”

emotional - of more than usual emotion; “his behavior was highly emotional”

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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