Meaning Of The Word Mawkish

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mawkish
adjective: You can describe something as mawkish when you think it is sentimental and silly.

mawkish in American English
having a sweet, weak, sickening taste; insipid or nauseating
adjective: characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin

mawkish in British English
adjective: falsely sentimental, esp in a weak or maudlin way

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