maudlin

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Middle English name for Mary Magdalen in the Bible, typically depicted weeping.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmɔːd.lɪn/
• (US) IPA: /ˈmɑd.lɪn/, /ˈmɔd.lɪn/

[edit] Adjective

maudlin (comparative more maudlin, superlative most maudlin)

1. Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying.

   On the rebound one passes into tears and pathos. Maudlin tears. I almost prefer the moments of agony. These are at least clean and honest. But the bath of self-pity, the wallow, the loathsome sticky-sweet pleasure of indulging it — that disgusts me.

   CS Lewis, A Grief Observed, 1961

2. Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: adilmnu
• indlamu