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    • EdwardyHucheundefined
      EdwardyHuche
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      effusively or insincerely emotional

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        mawkish meaning & definition 1 of mawkish.

      • Jessicaundefined
        Jessica
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        Feeling sick, queasy.

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          mawkish meaning & definition 2 of mawkish.

        • Camiundefined
          Cami
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          Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.

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            mawkish meaning & definition 3 of mawkish.

          • Tanya Shivariundefined
            Tanya Shivari
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            Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.

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              mawkish meaning & definition 4 of mawkish.

            • Couch Potatoeundefined
              Couch Potatoe
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              Apt to give satiety; apt to cause loathing.

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                mawkish meaning & definition 5 of mawkish.

              • MiguelANymnundefined
                MiguelANymn
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                Mawkish refers to being overly sentimental, emotional, or sappy in a way that is often perceived as insincere, exaggerated, and even slightly nauseating. It can also refer to having a sickly, unpleasant, or slightly nauseating taste or smell.

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                  mawkish meaning & definition 6 of mawkish.

                • AliceAstesundefined
                  AliceAstes
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                  easily disgusted; squeamish; sentimentally fastidious

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                    mawkish meaning & definition 7 of mawkish.

                  • Antoinegapundefined
                    Antoinegap
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                    mawk′ish, adj. loathsome, disgusting, as anything beginning to breed mawks or maggots.—n. Mawk, a maggot.—adv. Mawk′ishly.—n. Mawk′ishness. [Explained by Skeat as formed, with suffix -ish, from M. E. mawk, mauk, a contr. form of M. E. maðek, a maggot—Ice. maðkr, a maggot.]

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                      mawkish meaning & definition 8 of mawkish.

                    • Raeanne Dimickundefined
                      Raeanne Dimick
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                      Weakly sentimental; maudlin.

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                        mawkish meaning & definition 9 of mawkish.

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