maudlin
maud·lin
adjective
1.
effusively or insincerely emotional
- “a bathetic novel”
- “maudlin expressions of sympathy”
- “mushy effusiveness”
- “a schmaltzy song”
- “sentimental soap operas”
- “slushy poetry”
Origin
From Middle English Maudelen, a dialectal form of Mary Magdalene (typically depicted weeping), from Old French Madelaine (whence Madeleine), from Late Latin Magdalena (see Magdalena, Magdalene, and Maudlin).
Phrases
- sweet maudlin
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