mawkish
adjective/ˈmɔːkɪʃ/
/ˈmɔːkɪʃ/
(disapproving)- expressing or sharing emotion in a way that is exaggerated or embarrassing synonym sentimental
- a mawkish poem
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMawkish is used with these nouns:- sentiment
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘inclined to sickness’): from obsolete mawk ‘maggot’, from Old Norse mathkr, of Germanic origin.Definitions on the go
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