maudlin
ˈmɔːdlɪn/
adjective: maudlin
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self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental.“a bout of maudlin self-pity”
synonyms: sentimental, over-sentimental, emotional, overemotional, tearful, lachrymose; informalweepy“a bout of maudlin self-pity”antonyms: austere, undemonstrative -
(of a book, film, or song) highly sentimental.“a maudlin jukebox tune”
synonyms: mawkish, sentimental, over-sentimental, cloying, sickly, saccharine, sugary, syrupy, sickening, nauseating, banal, trite; antonyms: understated, dry, prosaic
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Origin
late Middle English (as a noun denoting Mary Magdalen): from Old French Madeleine, from Church Latin Magdalena (see magdalen). The current sense derives from allusion to pictures of Mary Magdalen weeping.
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