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   maudlin

   /ˈmɔːdlɪn/

   adjective

   • 1. self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental: "a bout of maudlin self-pity" Similar sentimentalover-sentimentalemotionaloveremotionaltearfullachrymoseinformal:weepyOpposite austereundemonstrative
   • ▪ (of a book, film, or song) highly sentimental: "a maudlin jukebox tune" Similar mawkishsentimentalover-sentimentalcloyingsicklysaccharinesugarysyrupysickeningnauseatingbanaltritetweeinformal:mushyslushysloppyschmaltzyweepycutesylovey-doveygooeydrippysloshysoupytreaclycheesycornyickysick-makingtoe-curlingsoppycornballsappyhokeythree-hankyOpposite understateddryprosaic

   Word 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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   The meaning of MAUDLIN is drunk enough to be emotionally silly. How to use maudlin in a sentence. Did you know?

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   MAUDLIN definition: 1. feeling sad and sorry for yourself, especially after you have drunk a lot of alcohol 2. feeling…. Learn more.

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   Maudlin definition: tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental. See examples of MAUDLIN used in a sentence.

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   MAUDLIN meaning: 1. feeling sad and sorry for yourself, especially after you have drunk a lot of alcohol 2. feeling…. Learn more.

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   If you describe someone as maudlin, you mean that they are being sad and sentimental in a foolish way, perhaps because of drinking alcohol. Jimmy turned maudlin after three drinks. ...maudlin self-pity. Synonyms: sentimental, tearful, mushy [informal], soppy [British, informal] More Synonyms of maudlin. 2. adjective.

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   Definition of maudlin adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   You can use maudlin to describe something that brings tears to your eyes, or makes you feel very emotional. Tearjerkers like "Forrest Gump" and "Titanic" can be described as maudlin.

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   Define maudlin. maudlin synonyms, maudlin pronunciation, maudlin translation, English dictionary definition of maudlin. adj. Effusively sad or full of self-pity; extremely sentimental: "displayed an almost maudlin concern for the welfare of animals" .

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    Noun. Filter. adjective. Foolishly and tearfully or weakly sentimental. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Tearfully sentimental from too much liquor. Webster's New World. Affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness. [from 17th c.] Wiktionary. Synonyms: kitschy. hokey. soupy.

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    If you describe someone as maudlin, you mean that they are being sad and sentimental in a foolish way, perhaps because of drinking alcohol. 2. If you describe a song, book, or movie as maudlin , you are criticizing it for being very sentimental.