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Meaning of 'maudlin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Maudlin [ a.]
- Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciting to tears; excessively sentimental; weak and silly.
- Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given to drunkenness.
2 . Maudlin [ n.]
- Alt. of Maudeline

Meaning of 'maudlin' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . maudlin [ s]
Meaning (1):
- effusively or insincerely emotional
Example in sentence:
  • a bathetic novel;
  • a schmaltzy song;
  • maudlin expressions of sympathy;
  • mushy effusiveness;
  • sentimental soap operas;
  • slushy poetry

Nearby Words:

maucaco maud maudeline maudle maudlinwort mauger maugre maukin maul maul-stick

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