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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
mawk·ish       [maw-kish] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
2.having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating.
[Origin: 1660–70; obs. mawk maggot (late ME < ON mathkr maggot) + -ish1. See maggot]

—Related forms
mawk·ish·ly, adverb
mawk·ish·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. sentimental, teary.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
mawk·ish       (mô'kĭsh)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Excessively and objectionably sentimental. See Synonyms at sentimental.
  2. Sickening or insipid in taste.


[From Middle English mawke, maggot, variant of magot; see maggot.]

mawk'ish·ly adv., mawk'ish·ness n.
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mawkishness

noun
1. insincere pathos 
2. falsely emotional in a maudlin way 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Mawkishness

Mawk"ish*ness\, n. The quality or state of being mawkish. --J. H. Newman.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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