mawkish

mawk·ish

M0161000 (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.

mawkish

(ˈmɔːkɪʃ) adj1. falsely sentimental, esp in a weak or maudlin way2. nauseating or insipid in flavour, smell, etc[C17: from obsolete mawk maggot + -ish] ˈmawkishly adv ˈmawkishness n

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.

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, drippyemotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"

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

mawkish

adjectiveAffectedly or extravagantly emotional:bathetic, gushy, maudlin, romantic, sentimental, slushy, sobby, soft, soppy.Informal: gooey, mushy, schmaltzy, sloppy, soupy.Slang: drippy, sappy, tear-jerking.

Translations

rührseligsdolcinato