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mawkishness

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Mawkishness (noun) means being sentimental or emotional in a false or excessive way.

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Being sentimental or emotional in a false or excessive way.
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What is the meaning of mawkishness?
"mawkishness" (noun) means being sentimental or emotional in a false or excessive way.
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Other words for "mawkishness" include soupiness, drippiness, mushiness, bathos, sloppiness, sentimentality.

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