Associations to the word «Mawkish»
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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.