mawkishly

Definition of Mawkishly in English :

1. drippily, mawkishly

in a mawkish and emotional manner

Example Sentences:
'the violinist played that piece mawkishly'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mawkishly

adjective

1.

falsely sentimental, esp in a weak or maudlin way

2.

nauseating or insipid in flavour, smell, etc

adjective

1.

having a sweet, weak, sickening taste; insipid or nauseating

2.

sentimental in a weak, insipid way, so as to be sickening

adj.

1. Excessively and objectionably sentimental. See Synonyms at sentimental.

2. Archaic Having a sickening taste.