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mawkish

 
('kĭsh) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Excessively and objectionably sentimental. See synonyms at sentimental.
  2. Sickening or insipid in taste.

[From Middle English mawke, maggot, variant of magot. See maggot.]

mawkishly mawk'ish·ly adv.
mawkishness mawk'ish·ness n.

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adjective

    Affectedly or extravagantly emotional: bathetic, gushy, maudlin, romantic, sentimental, slushy, sobby, soft, soppy. Informal gooey, mushy, schmaltzy, sloppy, soupy. Slang drippy, sappy, tear-jerking. See feelings.


adj

Definition: sentimental, emotional
Antonyms: calm, serious, unemotional

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sødladen, sentimental, kvalmende, vammel

Nederlands (Dutch)
zoetsappig, sentimenteel

Français (French)
adj. - fade, mièvre

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rührselig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υπερσυναισθηματικός, δακρύβρεκτος, ψευτοευαίσθητος, αηδιαστικά διαχυτικός, άνοστος, σαχλός, γλυκανάλατος

Italiano (Italian)
melenso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - enjoativo

Русский (Russian)
противный, приторный, болезненный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - empalagoso, sensiblero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sentimental, fadd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
气味不佳的, 感伤的, 令人作呕的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 氣味不佳的, 感傷的, 令人作嘔的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 더러운, 구역질이 나는, 힘이 없는, 매우 감상적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ひどく感傷的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مقزز على نحو مثير للغثيان, منفر, مقرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רגשני, מגוחך, משתפך‬


 
 
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