English dictionary



Hint: Click 'Bookmark' to add this page to your favorites.

English adjective: mawkish

1. mawkish effusively or insincerely emotional


SamplesA bathetic novel.
Maudlin expressions of sympathy.
Mushy effusiveness.
A schmaltzy song.
Sentimental soap operas.
Slushy poetry.


Synonymsbathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy


Similaremotional


Antonymsunemotional









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk