Does Mawkish Mean Sentimental?

characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin. having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating.

What is the word mawkish mean?

1 : lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste. 2 : exaggeratedly or childishly emotional a mawkish love story mawkish poetry.

How do you use mawkish in a sentence?

Mawkish in a Sentence ?
  1. The star's mawkish poem at her mentor's funeral was so insincere that most of the guests rolled their eyes.
  2. Since I knew how much my mother loved my father, I knew she was not being mawkish when she sang his favorite song during his wake.
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