What does mawkish mean in English? Meaning of mawkish definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "mawkish": effusively or insincerely emotional
Adjective
Meaning: effusively or insincerely emotionalExample: a bathetic novel
maudlin expressions of sympathy
mushy effusiveness
a schmaltzy song
sentimental soap operas
slushy poetrySynonyms: bathetic
drippy
hokey
kitschy
maudlin
mawkish
mushy
schmaltzy
schmalzy
sentimental
slushy
soppy
soupySimilar: emotionalPronunciation in UK: /ˈmɔːkɪʃ/
Adjective: (archaic or dialectal) Feeling sick, queasy.(archaic) Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment. 2014 August 11, w:Dave Itzkoff, "Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide," New York Times Some of Mr. Williams’s performances were criticized for a mawkish sentimentality, like “Patch Adams,” a 1998 film that once again cast him as a good-hearted doctor, and “Bicentennial Man,” a 1999 science-fiction feature in which he played an android.2014 August 11, w:Dave Itzkoff, "Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide," New York Times Some of Mr. Williams’s performances were criticized for a mawkish sentimentality, like “Patch Adams,” a 1998 film that once again cast him as a good-hearted doctor, and “Bicentennial Man,” a 1999 science-fiction feature in which he played an android.Synonyms:
mushy, gooey, sloppy, cloying, sappy, maudlin, teary, feeble, nauseating, romantic, sickening, bathetic, gushy, schmaltzy, tear-jerking, gushing, lovey-dovey,
Antonyms:
unemotional, calm, serious,
