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mawkish

/ˈmɔːkɪʃ/

Translations

mawkishadjective

mawkisher

Comp.

mawkishest

Super.

/ˈmɔːkɪʃ/

The movie was so mawkish that it made everyone in the theater cry.

Фильм был настолько сентиментальным, что заставил всех в кинотеатре плакать.

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Synonyms

mawkishadjective

Excessively sentimental, often in a way that is considered exaggerated or insincere.

The movie was criticized for its mawkish portrayal of love, with scenes that seemed more melodramatic than genuine.

Having a faint sickly or unpleasant taste or smell; nauseatingly sweet.

The punch had a mawkish sweetness that soon became cloying.