Definition of mawkish Mawkish

/mɔˈkɪʃ/ - [mokish] - mawk•ish

We found 8 definitions of mawkish from 5 different sources.

What does mawkish mean?

Adjective
mawkish - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
		bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, kitschy, mushy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy, slushy
		emotional of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"

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mawkish (Adjective)
Feeling sick, queasy.
mawkish (Adjective)
Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.
mawkish (Adjective)
Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.