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maud·lin \ˈmȯdlə̇n\ adjective Etymology: from Maudlin Mary Magdalene, woman whom Jesus healed of evil spirits (Lk 8:2), from Middle English Maudeleyn, from Old French Madelaine, from Late Latin Magdalene, from Greek Magdalēnē; from the practice of representing Mary Magdalene in paintings as a penitent sinner with eyes swollen and red with weeping 1. archaic : tearful, weeping, lachrymose 2. : tearfully or weakly emotional : effusively sentimental < maudlin eloquence > < a maudlin poet > < maudlin expressions of regret > 3. : drunk enough to be emotionally silly : fuddled < a mob of maudlin rummies … sing hymns — Joseph Mitchell > Synonyms: see sentimental |