mawkish

Meaning

1. Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
2. (archaic, dialectal) Feeling sick, queasy.
3. (archaic) Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.

Opposite of

rational

Synonyms

maudlin

sentimental

drippy

soppy

soupy

slushy

bathetic

kitschy

schmalzy

mushy

schmaltzy

gooey

emotional

hokey

punk

sappy

shocking

sickening

sickly

silly

squeamish

sticky

sugary

syrupy

tasteless

teary

treacly

twee

vapid

weepy

wishy-washy

sick to one’s stomach

loathful

namby pamby

mawmish

wambly

nauseatic

wallowish

schmaltzy

hokey

soppy

candied

cloying

corny

disgusting

emetic

fulsome

gushing

insipid

liverish

Translations

rührselig

sentimental

tiksindirici

piegas

άνοστος

mièvre

iğrenç

sentimental

sentimentale

tatsız

Übelkeit erregend

larmoyant

schnulzig

gefühlsduselig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɔːkɪʃ/

Etymology

From mawk + -ish.