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mawkish
[ maw-kish ]
adjective
- characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
Synonyms: ,
- having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating.
mawkish
/ 藞尘蓴藧办瑟蕛 /
adjective
- falsely sentimental, esp in a weak or maudlin way
- nauseating or insipid in flavour, smell, etc
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Derived Forms
- 藞尘补飞办颈蝉丑苍别蝉蝉, noun
- 藞尘补飞办颈蝉丑濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 尘补飞办顎僫蝉丑路濒测 adverb
- 尘补飞办顎僫蝉丑路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of mawkish1
C17: from obsolete mawk maggot + -ish
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If that leaves you expecting mawkish sentiment and introspective wallowing, you've not been paying attention.
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Estrada sounded earnest, even mawkish, befitting his trim frame and boyish looks.
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The dialogue was more dignified: no brainless chatter or mawkish introductions.
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Not to be mawkish, but one of the things I like about the show is that if I saw it when I was 18, I think I would鈥檝e enjoyed it.
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This dialogue verges on the mawkish: 鈥淲hat does hermaphrodite mean?鈥
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