maudlin in English dictionary

  • maudlin

    Meanings and definitions of "maudlin"

    • Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying.
    • Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness
    • adjective
      Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness. [from 17th c.]
    • adjective
      Extravagantly or excessively sentimental; mawkish, self-pitying. [from 17th c.]
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Tearful, lachrymose. [17th-19th c.]
    • noun
      (obsolete, Christianity)
      The Magdalene; Mary Magdalene. [14th-16th c.]
    • noun
      (now historical)
      Either of two aromatic plants, costmary or sweet yarrow. [from 15th c.]
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A Magdalene house; a brothel. [17th c.]
    • extravagantly or excessively sentimental; self-pitying
    • affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner
    • Effusively or insincerely emotional.
    • adjective
      effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"

    Synonyms of "maudlin" in English dictionary

    soupy, sentimental, emotional are the top synonyms of "maudlin" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of maudlin

    • maudlin ( comparative more maudlin, superlative most maudlin)
    • maudlin (comparative more maudlin, superlative most maudlin)
    • maudlin (plural maudlins)
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