mawkish

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From mawk +‎ -ish.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈmɔːkɪʃ/

[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.

[edit] Antonyms

  • (excessively or falsely sentimental): rational

[edit] Synonyms

  • (excessively or falsely sentimental): cutesy
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