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   Maud·lin

   /ˈmôdl(ə)n/

   

   adjective

   • 1. self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness: "the drink made her maudlin" Similar sentimentaloversentimentalemotionaloveremotionaltearfullachrymoseinformal:weepyOpposite austereundemonstrative

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun denoting Mary Magdalen): from Old French Madeleine, from Church Latin Magdalena (see magdalene). The current sense derives from allusion to pictures of Mary Magdalen weeping.

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   The meaning of MAUDLIN is drunk enough to be emotionally silly. How to use maudlin in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Maudlin definition: tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental. See examples of MAUDLIN used in a sentence.

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   MAUDLIN definition: 1. feeling sad and sorry for yourself, especially after you have drunk a lot of alcohol 2. feeling…. Learn more.

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   You can use maudlin to describe something that brings tears to your eyes, or makes you feel very emotional. Tearjerkers like "Forrest Gump" and "Titanic" can be described as maudlin.

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   MAUDLIN meaning: 1. feeling sad and sorry for yourself, especially after you have drunk a lot of alcohol 2. feeling…. Learn more.

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   If you describe someone as maudlin, you mean that they are being sad and sentimental in a foolish way, perhaps because of drinking alcohol.

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   Define maudlin. maudlin synonyms, maudlin pronunciation, maudlin translation, English dictionary definition of maudlin. adj. Effusively sad or full of self-pity; extremely sentimental: "displayed an almost maudlin concern for the welfare of animals" .