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maudlinism

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Maud´lin`ism
n.1.A maudlin state.

maudlinism
Rare.
1. a tendency in temperament to be mawkishly sentimental and tearfully emotional.
2. a degree of drunkenness characterized by mawkish emotionalism. — maudlin, adj.
See also: Behavior


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