Word:
Maudlin
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
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:
1509
Synonyms:
chocolate box, cloying, sappy, sloppy
Antonyms:
unemotional, unsentimental.
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