mawkish

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɔːkɪʃ/
Etymology

From mawk + -ish.

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