mawkish
adjective
[ ˈmɔːkɪʃ ]
• sentimental in an exaggerated or false way.
• "a mawkish ode to parenthood"
Similar:
sentimental,
over-sentimental,
overemotional,
cloying,
sickly,
saccharine,
sugary,
syrupy,
sickening,
nauseating,
maudlin,
lachrymose,
banal,
trite,
twee,
mushy,
slushy,
sloppy,
schmaltzy,
weepy,
cutesy,
lovey-dovey,
gooey,
drippy,
sloshy,
soupy,
treacly,
cheesy,
corny,
icky,
sick-making,
toe-curling,
soppy,
cornball,
sappy,
hokey,
three-hanky,
Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘inclined to sickness’): from obsolete mawk ‘maggot’, from Old Norse mathkr, of Germanic origin.
