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🥺mawkish

adjective
/ˈmɔːkɪʃ/
maverick maxim

Meaning

excessively sentimental, often to the point of being sickly

Example Sentences

The movie was criticized for its mawkish sentimentality.

Synonyms

sentimental, mushy, saccharine, soppy, corny

Antonyms

realistic, unsentimental, cynical

Collocations

mawkish sentiment, mawkish tone, mawkish romance, mawkish movie

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