| 1. | tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog. |
| 2. | foolishly or mawkishly sentimental because of drunkenness. |
Mary Magdalene, portrayed in art as a weeping penitent
maud·lin (môd'lĭn) adj. Effusively or tearfully sentimental: "displayed an almost maudlin concern for the welfare of animals" (Aldous Huxley). See Synonyms at sentimental. [Alteration of (Mary) Magdalene, who was frequently depicted as a tearful penitent.] maud'lin·ly adv., maud'lin·ness n. |