mawkish Definition and Meaning in English (mawkish definition)

adjective
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Mawkish definition: Describing something that is excessively and unpleasantly sentimental, often to the point of being sickly sweet or insincere.

Definitions of Mawkish

  1. 1adjective(informal)

    Describing something that is excessively and unpleasantly sentimental, often to the point of being sickly sweet or insincere.

Example Sentences

“The film's ending was so mawkish that it ruined the entire experience for me.”

“He found her constant mawkish displays of affection quite irritating.”

Inflected Word Forms

nounmawkishness
adverbmawkishly

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Mawkish definition: Describing something that is excessively and unpleasantly sentimental, often to the point of being sickly sweet or insincere.
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'Mawkish' translates to 'mawkish' in English. Mawkish definition: Describing something that is excessively and unpleasantly sentimental, often to the point of being sickly sweet or insincere.
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