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mawk·ish
 mawkish
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- pronunciation:
- maw
kihsh
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
overly and sickeningly sentimental.
To contemporary viewers of this love story, the dialogue seems mawkish.- synonyms:
- mushy, sappy, sentimental
- similar words:
- cloying, maudlin, sweet, syrupy
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definition 2: |
having a sickening or unpleasant taste.
The prisoners were fed a mawkish gruel.- synonyms:
- foul, sickening, unsavory
- similar words:
- disgusting, nauseous, rancid, sour
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related words: |
melodramatic, tearful |
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derivations: |
mawkishly (adv.), mawkishness (n.) |
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