maudlin
maudlin [ MAWD-lin ] | |
[ adjective ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. tearfully or weakly emotional 2.mawkish or sentimental especially under the influence of alcohol | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
The singer's maudlin love ballads made him hugely popular with women. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
One of the best impassioned outcries comes from a maudlin columnist in the Salt Lake City Tribune. |
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