Maudlin - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmɔːdlɪn|
Brit.
|ˈmɔːdlɪn|
adjective
- effusively or insincerely emotional (syn: drippy, hokey, mawkish, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy)
maudlin expressions of sympathy
Extra examples
He became maudlin and started crying like a child.
...a maudlin movie about a lovable tramp...
Then she drinks too much and gets maudlin about this ex-boyfriend.
Sir Ralph was becoming maudlin after his third glass of claret.
...he's prone to fits of maudlin magniloquence when he's drunk...
...the song already borders on the maudlin—the addition of a syrupy string accompaniment would just be overkill...
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