https://flaming-tyger.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] flaming-tyger.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 1word1day2007-03-16 09:26 pm
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maudlin-adjective  [mawd-lin]
1. tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
2. foolishly or mawkishly sentimental because of drunkenness

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/maudlin


She was so ridiculously maudlin that she cried every time anyone mentioned something less than happy.

[identity profile] cobraqueen-22.livejournal.com 2007-03-17 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Addison DeWitt: You're maudlin and full of self-pity. You're magnificent!"

--from All About Eve
Another great movie. Bette Davis is simply amazing.