maudlin 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
effusively or insincerely emotional
Examples
- 1.a bathetic novel
- 2.a schmaltzy song
- 3.slushy poetry
- 4.mushy effusiveness
- 5.sentimental soap operas
- 6.maudlin expressions of sympathy


