MAWKISH Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Its earliest sense, used in the late 17th century but now obsolete, was synonymous with squeamish (understandable!) but not long after that mawkish was used to describe an unpleasant, nauseating, often sickeningly sweet flavor
mawkish - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective mawkish (comparative more mawkish, superlative most mawkish) Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment Synonyms: cutesy, maudlin, schmaltzy, sickly-sweet, slushy, mushy, soppy, treacly; see also Thesaurus: mawkish Antonym: rational
Mawkish Definition Meaning - YourDictionary Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment (archaic or dialectal) Feeling sick, queasy From mawk +"Ž -ish It was sentimental, moving, yet not mawkish But maybe the program's greatest achievement was avoiding mawkish sentimentality
mawkish Mawkish is generally used in literary or critical contexts, often to describe overly sentimental expressions in art, literature, or behavior While not commonly used in everyday conversation, 'mawkish' appears frequently in literary critiques and discussions about art and media