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Meaning of mawkish

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

mawkish

Pronunciation:/ˈmɑːkɪʃ//ˈmɔːkɪʃ/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Feeling sick, queasy.

  2. Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.

  3. Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment; maudlin.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mawkish

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