MAWKISHLY

mawkishly, drippily

(adverb) in a mawkish and emotional manner; “the violinist played that piece mawkishly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

mawkishly (comparative more mawkishly, superlative most mawkishly)

In a mawkish manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Mawk"ish*ly, adv.

Definition: In a mawkish way.

MAWKISH

Mawk"ish, a. Etym: [Orig., maggoty. See Mawk.]

1. Apt to cause satiety or loathing; nauseous; disgusting. So sweetly mawkish', and so smoothly dull. Pope.

2. Easily disgusted; squeamish; sentimentally fastidious. J. H. Newman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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