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Definition of Mawkish
1. Adjective. Effusively or insincerely emotional. "Slushy poetry"
Exact synonyms: Bathetic, Drippy, Hokey, Kitschy, Maudlin, Mushy, Schmaltzy, Schmalzy, Sentimental, Slushy, Soppy, Soupy
Similar to: Emotional
Derivative terms: Drippiness, Mawkishness, Mawkishness, Mushiness, Sentiment, Sentimentality
Similar to: Emotional
Derivative terms: Drippiness, Mawkishness, Mawkishness, Mushiness, Sentiment, Sentimentality
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
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