Tuesday word: Maudlin
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Maudlin (adjective)
maud·lin [mawd-lin]
adjective
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM MAUDLIN
maud·lin·ism, noun
maud·lin·ly, adverb
maud·lin·ness, noun
un·maud·lin, adjective
un·maud·lin·ly, adverb
WORDS RELATED TO MAUDLIN
mawkish, mushy, romantic, sentimental, syrupy, weepy, bathetic, befuddled, confused, cornball, drippy, gushing, histrionic, insipid, lachrymose, schmaltzy, slush, soap, soapy, soppy
See synonyms for maudlin on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1500–10; special use of Maudlin, Middle English Maudelen « Late Latin Magdalene < Greek Magdalen? Mary Magdalene, portrayed in art as a weeping penitent
HOW TO USE MAUDLIN IN A SENTENCE
In another series, drafting a fantasy football team by the side of a fallen comrade could be sentimental, even borderline maudlin.
THE MVPS OF SLEAZE ARE BACK: FXX'S 'THE LEAGUE' UPS THE DEGENERATE ANTE | EMILY SHIRE | SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Whenever the script seems ready to surrender to maudlin excess, Gosling and McAdams are there to pull it back.
A LOVE LETTER TO ‘THE NOTEBOOK,’ A MELODRAMA THAT COMMITS TO ITS SENTIMENTALITY | TEO BUGBEE | JUNE 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Williams interviewed and profiled four D-Day veterans, showing his sensitive side without ever seeming maudlin.
HILLARY CLINTON’S NETWORK MASSAGE | TOM SHALES | JUNE 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Also, beyond incompetence, he was meant to be weak, vain and maudlin.
WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO WATCH THE BEATLES BECOME THE BEATLES—NIK COHN REMEMBERS | NIK COHN | FEBRUARY 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
This is a book that cries out like one of his maudlin ditties to be edited.
HATCHET JOB OF THE YEAR 2014 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED | THE TELEGRAPH | JANUARY 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Maudlin (adjective)
maud·lin [mawd-lin]
adjective
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM MAUDLIN
maud·lin·ism, noun
maud·lin·ly, adverb
maud·lin·ness, noun
un·maud·lin, adjective
un·maud·lin·ly, adverb
WORDS RELATED TO MAUDLIN
mawkish, mushy, romantic, sentimental, syrupy, weepy, bathetic, befuddled, confused, cornball, drippy, gushing, histrionic, insipid, lachrymose, schmaltzy, slush, soap, soapy, soppy
See synonyms for maudlin on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1500–10; special use of Maudlin, Middle English Maudelen « Late Latin Magdalene < Greek Magdalen? Mary Magdalene, portrayed in art as a weeping penitent
HOW TO USE MAUDLIN IN A SENTENCE
In another series, drafting a fantasy football team by the side of a fallen comrade could be sentimental, even borderline maudlin.
THE MVPS OF SLEAZE ARE BACK: FXX'S 'THE LEAGUE' UPS THE DEGENERATE ANTE | EMILY SHIRE | SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Whenever the script seems ready to surrender to maudlin excess, Gosling and McAdams are there to pull it back.
A LOVE LETTER TO ‘THE NOTEBOOK,’ A MELODRAMA THAT COMMITS TO ITS SENTIMENTALITY | TEO BUGBEE | JUNE 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Williams interviewed and profiled four D-Day veterans, showing his sensitive side without ever seeming maudlin.
HILLARY CLINTON’S NETWORK MASSAGE | TOM SHALES | JUNE 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Also, beyond incompetence, he was meant to be weak, vain and maudlin.
WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO WATCH THE BEATLES BECOME THE BEATLES—NIK COHN REMEMBERS | NIK COHN | FEBRUARY 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
This is a book that cries out like one of his maudlin ditties to be edited.
HATCHET JOB OF THE YEAR 2014 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED | THE TELEGRAPH | JANUARY 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
