Word:
MaudlinStatus:
AdjectiveMeaning:
Showing or expressing too much emotion in an often annoying or unpleasant way.Sentences:
1) He became maudlin and started crying like a child.
2) We saw a maudlin movie about a tramp.Origin:
Alteration of Mary Magdalene, from her description as a weeping penitent.First use:
1509Synonyms:
chocolate box, cloying, sappy, sloppyAntonyms:
unemotional, unsentimental.******
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