Associations to the word «Mawkish»

Wiktionary

MAWKISH, adjective. (archaic or dialectal) Feeling sick, queasy.
MAWKISH, adjective. (archaic) Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.
MAWKISH, adjective. Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia