Is Mawkish an Adjective?

The adjective mawkish came into vogue in the 1600s. Oddly enough, it's rooted in the Middle English word maggot and originally meant “sickly or nauseated.” But mawkish eventually evolved to mean something so overly sentimental it makes you sick.

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.

Is Mawkishly a word?

Meaning of mawkishly in English

in an awkward or silly way of showing emotion or love: A story that could be mawkishly sentimental is instead treated with delicacy and restraint.

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