maudlin
adjective
tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental.
unmaudlin
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a word derived from
maudlin.
Example Sentences
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In his warm but unmaudlin obituaries, Editor White shows the full measure of their place in his half-Irish heart.
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