Maudlin Definition & Meaning
maudlin
- adjective
- effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
"Maudlin" in song lyrics
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"amanda maudlin"
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"joshua maudlin"
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- What does maudlin mean?
- effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
- What part of speech is maudlin?
- Maudlin is an adjective.