Definition of Mawkish

1. Adjective. Effusively or insincerely emotional. "Slushy poetry"


Definition of Mawkish

1. a. Apt to cause satiety or loathing; nauseous; disgusting.

Definition of Mawkish

1. Adjective. (archaic or dialectal) Feeling sick, queasy. ¹

2. Adjective. (archaic) Sickening or insipid in taste or smell. ¹

3. Adjective. Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mawkish

1. offensively sentimental [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mawkish

maw-gut
maw-worm
maw-worms
maw worm
maw worms
mawashi
mawbound
mawbyite
mawed
mawing
mawk
mawkier
mawkiest
mawkin
mawkins
mawkish (current term)
mawkishly
mawkishness
mawkishnesses
mawks
mawky
mawle
mawles
mawlid
mawlids
mawmenny
mawmet
mawmetries
mawmetry
mawmets

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