[more mawkish; most mawkish] : sad or romantic in a foolish or exaggerated way
▪ a mawkish love story ▪ mawkish poetry
▪ a mawkish love story ▪ mawkish poetry
— mawk·ish·ly adverb
▪ mawkishly romantic/sentimental
▪ mawkishly romantic/sentimental
— mawk·ish·ness noun [noncount]





