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Maudlin Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Maudlin? [adj] effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Maudlin: bathetic \| emotional \| mawkish \| mushy \| schmaltzy \| schmalzy \| sentimental \| slushy Related Terms \| Find terms related to Maudlin: addled \| apish \| asinine \| bathetic \| batty \| beery \| befooled \| befuddled \| beguiled \| bemused \| besotted \| blind drunk \| brainless \| buffoonish \| cloying \| cockeyed \| confused \| crapulent \| crapulous \| crazy \| credulous \| daffy \| daft \| dazed \| dizzy \| doting \| drenched \| drunk \| drunken \| dumb \| far-gone \| fatuitous \| fatuous \| flaky \| flustered \| fond \| fool \| foolheaded \| foolish \| fou \| fuddled \| full \| futile \| gaga \| gay \| giddy \| glorious \| gooey \| goofy \| gulled \| gushing \| happy \| idiotic \| imbecile \| in liquor \| inane \| inebriate \| inebriated \| inebrious \| inept \| infatuated \| insane \| intoxicated \| jolly \| kooky \| lachrymose \| loony \| mad \| mawkish \| mellow \| merry \| moronic \| muddled \| mushy \| namby-pamby \| nappy \| nostalgic \| nostomanic \| nutty \| overemotional \| oversentimental \| oversentimentalized \| reeling \| romantic \| sappy \| screwy \| senseless \| sentimental \| sentimentalized \| shikker \| silly \| sloppy \| slushy \| sodden \| soft \| soppy \| sotted \| soupy \| sticky \| stupid \| tearful \| tear-jerking \| teary \| thoughtless \| tiddly \| tipsy \| under the influence \| wacky \| weepy \| wet \| witless See Also \| Maudlin In Webster's Dictionary \Maud"lin\, a. [From Maudlin, a contr. of Magdalen, OE. Maudeleyne, who is drawn by painters with eyes swelled and red with weeping.] 1. Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciting to tears; excessively sentimental; weak and silly. ``Maudlin eyes.'' --Dryden. ``Maudlin eloquence.'' --Roscommon. ``A maudlin poetess.'' --Pope. ``Maudlin crowd.'' --Southey. 2. Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given to drunkenness. Maudlin Clarence in his malmsey butt. --Byron. \Maud"lin\, Maudeline \Maude"line\, n. (Bot.) An aromatic composite herb, the costmary; also, the South European Achillea Ageratum, a kind of yarrow.

Maudlin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Maudlin?

[adj] effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"

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Maudlin In Webster's Dictionary

\Maud"lin\, a. [From Maudlin, a contr. of Magdalen, OE.
Maudeleyne, who is drawn by painters with eyes swelled and
red with weeping.]
1. Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciting to tears;
   excessively sentimental; weak and silly. ``Maudlin eyes.''
   --Dryden. ``Maudlin eloquence.'' --Roscommon. ``A maudlin
   poetess.'' --Pope. ``Maudlin crowd.'' --Southey.

2. Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given to drunkenness.

         Maudlin Clarence in his malmsey butt. --Byron.


\Maud"lin\, Maudeline \Maude"line\, n. (Bot.)
An aromatic composite herb, the costmary; also, the South
European Achillea Ageratum, a kind of yarrow.

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