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   Mawk·ish

   /ˈmôkiSH/

   

   adjective

   • 1. sentimental in a feeble or sickly way: "a mawkish poem"
   • 2. having a faint sickly flavor: archaic, dialect "the mawkish smell of warm beer"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘inclined to sickness’): from obsolete mawk ‘maggot’, from Old Norse mathkr, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mawkishly adverb
   • 2. mawkishness noun

   Scrabble Points: 19

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   mawkish: [adjective] lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste.

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   MAWKISH definition: 1. showing emotion or love in an awkward or silly way: 2. showing emotion or love in an awkward or…. Learn more.

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   mawkish: 1 adj effusively or insincerely emotional Synonyms: bathetic , drippy , hokey , kitschy , maudlin , mushy , schmaltzy , schmalzy , sentimental , slushy ...

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   Mawkish definition: characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.. See examples of MAWKISH used in a sentence.

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   Define mawkish. mawkish synonyms, mawkish pronunciation, mawkish translation, English dictionary definition of mawkish. adj. 1. Excessively and objectionably sentimental. See Synonyms at sentimental.

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   MAWKISH meaning: 1. showing emotion or love in an awkward or silly way: 2. showing emotion or love in an awkward or…. Learn more.

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   Jun 17, 2024 · mawkish (comparative more mawkish, superlative most mawkish) Excessively or falsely sentimental ; showing a sickly excess of sentiment. Synonyms: cutesy , maudlin , schmaltzy

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMAWKISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 meanings: 1. falsely sentimental, esp in a weak or maudlin way 2. nauseating or insipid in flavour, smell, etc.... Click for more definitions.

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    Definition of mawkish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Mawkish definition: Excessively and objectionably sentimental. But maybe the program's greatest achievement was avoiding mawkish sentimentality.