mawkish

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From mawk +‎ -ish.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'mɔːkɪʃ/

[edit] Adjective

mawkish (comparative more mawkish, superlative most mawkish)

1. (archaic or dialectal) Feeling sick, queasy.
2. (archaic) Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.
3. Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.