mawkish
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2010 3:24 pm
1. Excessively and objectionably sentimental. See Synonyms at sentimental.
2. Sickening or insipid in taste.
I am not saying this now from any mawkish kind of remorse.
At Heidelberg I met a fat veterinary surgeon whose voice broke with sobs as he repeated some mawkish poetry.
2. Sickening or insipid in taste.
I am not saying this now from any mawkish kind of remorse.
At Heidelberg I met a fat veterinary surgeon whose voice broke with sobs as he repeated some mawkish poetry.