maudlin

adjective

maud·lin ˈmȯd-lən How to pronounce maudlin (audio)

: drunk enough to be emotionally silly

a mob of maudlin rummies … sing hymns

Joseph Mitchell

would crack open another beer and become maudlin

Patrick Moore

: weakly and effusively sentimental

maudlin expressions of regret

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The history of maudlin owes as much to the Bible as to the barroom. The biblical Mary Magdalene is often (though some say mistakenly) identified with the weeping sinner who washed Jesus' feet with her tears to repent for her sins. This association led to the frequent depiction of Mary Magdalene as a weeping penitent, and even the name Magdalene came to suggest teary emotion to many English speakers. It was then that maudlin, an alteration of Magdalene, appeared in the English phrase "maudlin drunk," which, as one Englishman explained in 1592, described a tearful drunken state whereby "a fellow will weepe for kindnes in the midst of his Ale and kisse you."

Example Sentences

He became maudlin and started crying like a child. a maudlin movie about a lovable tramp

Recent Examples on the Web Sharon Horgan—the producer and writer behind Catastrophe, Divorce, Motherland, and other tales of midlife disaffection—adapted the series from a soapy Belgian drama called Clan, keeping both its central premise and its maudlin humor.

Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2022 But the first round of donations were largely maudlin and uncreative.

Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2021 Death, the only long-term certainty for any of us, permeates these episodes, although not in an overly maudlin way.

Judy Berman, Time, 28 Feb. 2022 In her more maudlin moments, George Smiley’s colleague Connie Sachs sounds like Larkin.

Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 5 Feb. 2022 The filmmakers lean into evolving emotional tones gracefully without being overly maudlin or saccharine.

Courtney Howard, Variety, 12 Nov. 2021 We are also treated to several rather maudlin scenes of the father teaching his son about the fairies prior to his disappearance.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 June 2020 The visual bard of American solitude—not loneliness, a maudlin projection—speaks to our isolated states these days with fortuitous poignance.

Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020 And the data is coming in from several sources, giving cable news channels a maudlin kind of scoreboard as two numbers – cases and deaths – seem to change almost by the hour.

Michael Tackett, USA TODAY, 25 May 2020 See More

单词	maudlin
释义	maudlin adjective maud·lin ˈmȯd-lən 1 : drunk enough to be emotionally silly a mob of maudlin rummies … sing hymns Joseph Mitchell would crack open another beer and become maudlin Patrick Moore 2 : weakly and effusively sentimental maudlin expressions of regret Did you know? The history of maudlin owes as much to the Bible as to the barroom. The biblical Mary Magdalene is often (though some say mistakenly) identified with the weeping sinner who washed Jesus' feet with her tears to repent for her sins. This association led to the frequent depiction of Mary Magdalene as a weeping penitent, and even the name Magdalene came to suggest teary emotion to many English speakers. It was then that maudlin, an alteration of Magdalene, appeared in the English phrase "maudlin drunk," which, as one Englishman explained in 1592, described a tearful drunken state whereby "a fellow will weepe for kindnes in the midst of his Ale and kisse you." Synonyms chocolate-box cloying corny drippy fruity gooey lovey-dovey mawkish mushy novelettish saccharine sappy schmaltzy sentimental sloppy slushy soppy soupy spoony spooney sticky sugarcoated sugary wet See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He became maudlin and started crying like a child. a maudlin movie about a lovable tramp Recent Examples on the Web Sharon Horgan—the producer and writer behind Catastrophe, Divorce, Motherland, and other tales of midlife disaffection—adapted the series from a soapy Belgian drama called Clan, keeping both its central premise and its maudlin humor. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2022 But the first round of donations were largely maudlin and uncreative. Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2021 Death, the only long-term certainty for any of us, permeates these episodes, although not in an overly maudlin way. Judy Berman, Time, 28 Feb. 2022 In her more maudlin moments, George Smiley’s colleague Connie Sachs sounds like Larkin. Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 5 Feb. 2022 The filmmakers lean into evolving emotional tones gracefully without being overly maudlin or saccharine. Courtney Howard, Variety, 12 Nov. 2021 We are also treated to several rather maudlin scenes of the father teaching his son about the fairies prior to his disappearance. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 June 2020 The visual bard of American solitude—not loneliness, a maudlin projection—speaks to our isolated states these days with fortuitous poignance. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020 And the data is coming in from several sources, giving cable news channels a maudlin kind of scoreboard as two numbers – cases and deaths – seem to change almost by the hour. Michael Tackett, USA TODAY, 25 May 2020 See More Word History Etymology alteration of Mary Magdalene; from her depiction as a weeping penitent First Known Use 1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1 maudlin adjective as in sentimental appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way a maudlin movie about a lovable tramp Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sentimental sloppy sticky mawkish schmaltzy sappy cloying saccharine soppy wet fuzzy drippy corny mushy sugary gooey sugarcoated slushy spoony soupy fruity lovey-dovey melodramatic spooney nostalgic chocolate-box moony dreamy novelettish moonstruck misty-eyed insipid vapid soapy sudsy soap-operatic cutesy starry-eyed feel-good twee tasteless watery flat soft-boiled Antonyms & Near Antonyms unsentimental cynical unvarnished unadulterated hardheaded antisentimental hard-edged hard-boiled See More
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