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MAWKISH adjective

Definition of mawkish (adjective)

effusively or insincerely emotional
- "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
- synonyms: bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy

Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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