Mawkish (Adjective)

Meaning

Effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Schmaltzy
• Sappy
• Hokey
• Maudlin
• Soupy
• Drippy
• Slushy
• Bathetic
• Kitschy
• Soppy
• Mushy
• Sentimental
• Schmalzy

Related Words

• Mawkishness (noun)