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maudlin

American  
[mawd-lin] / ˈmɔd lɪn /

adjective

  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.

maudlin British  
/ ˈmɔːdlɪn /

adjective

  1. foolishly tearful or sentimental, as when drunk

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Other Word Forms

  • maudlinism noun
  • maudlinly adverb
  • maudlinness noun
  • unmaudlin adjective
  • unmaudlinly adverb

Etymology

Origin of maudlin

1500–10; special use of Maudlin, Middle English Maudelen ≪ Late Latin Magdalēnē < Greek Magdalēnḗ Mary Magdalene, portrayed in art as a weeping penitent

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