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Mawkishness

Mawkishness Meaning & Definition
Mawkishness Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mawkishness?

[n] falsely emotional in a maudlin way
[n] insincere pathos

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mawkishness: bathos | sentimentality

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See Also | emotionalism | emotionality | mushiness | schmaltz | schmalz | sentimentality

Mawkishness In Webster's Dictionary

\Mawk"ish*ness\, n. The quality or state of being mawkish. --J. H. Newman.

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