mawkish

mawk·ish

 (mô′kĭsh)

adj.

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

2. Archaic Having a sickening taste.

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

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mawk′ish·ly adv.

mawk′ish·ness n.

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mawkish

(ˈmɔːkɪʃ)

adj

1. falsely sentimental, esp in a weak or maudlin way

2. nauseating or insipid in flavour, smell, etc

[C17: from obsolete mawk maggot + -ish]

ˈmawkishly adv

ˈmawkishness n

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mawk•ish

(ˈmɔ kɪʃ)

adj.

1. sentimental; maudlin.

2. mildly sickening in flavor.

[1660–70; obsolete mawk maggot (< Old Norse mathkr maggot) + -ish¹; see maggot]

mawk′ish•ly, adv.

mawk′ish•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

mawkish - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" hokey, kitschy, maudlin, schmaltzy, schmalzy, bathetic, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy, mushy, drippy emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"

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mawkish

adjective sentimental, emotional, feeble, mushy (informal), soppy (Brit. informal), maudlin, slushy (informal), schmaltzy (slang), icky (informal), gushy (informal), three-hankie (informal) a sentimental plot with an inevitable mawkish ending

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mawkish

adjective

Affectedly or extravagantly emotional:

bathetic, gushy, maudlin, romantic, sentimental, slushy, sobby, soft, soppy.

Informal: gooey, mushy, schmaltzy, sloppy, soupy.

Slang: drippy, sappy, tear-jerking.

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Translations

rührselig

sdolcinato

mawkish

[ˈmɔːkɪʃ] ADJ → empalagoso, sensiblero, insulso

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mawkish

[ˈmɔːkɪʃ] adj [film, play, scene, sentimentality] → mièvre

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mawkish

adj → rührselig, sentimental

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mawkish

[ˈmɔːkɪʃ] adj → svenevole, sdolcinato/a, insipido/a

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