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maudlin
[ mawd-lin ]
adjective
- tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental:
a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
- foolishly or mawkishly sentimental because of drunkenness.
maudlin
/ ˈ³¾É”Ë»å±ôɪ²Ô /
adjective
- foolishly tearful or sentimental, as when drunk
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Derived Forms
- ˈ³¾²¹³Ü»å±ô¾±²Ô±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ³¾²¹³Ü»å±ô¾±²Ô¾±²õ³¾, noun
- ˈ³¾²¹³Ü»å±ô¾±²Ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾²¹³Ü»ål¾±²Ô·¾±²õ³¾ noun
- ³¾²¹³Ü»ål¾±²Ô·±ô²â adverb
- ³¾²¹³Ü»ål¾±²Ô·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ³Ü²Ô·³¾²¹³Ü»ål¾±²Ô adjective
- un·³¾²¹³Ü»ål¾±²Ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of maudlin1
1500–10; special use of Maudlin, Middle English Maudelen ≪ Late Latin ²Ñ²¹²µ»å²¹±ôŧ²Ôŧ < Greek ²Ñ²¹²µ»å²¹±ôŧ²Ôḗ Mary Magdalene, portrayed in art as a weeping penitent
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of maudlin1
C17: from Middle English Maudelen Mary Magdalene, typically portrayed as a tearful penitent
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But the film eventually turns maudlin, going so far as to include a prolonged scene where Adam says goodbye to the memory of his parents in a restaurant they used to frequent as a family.
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If he did, the film would get maudlin.
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Thankfully, “We Live in Time†never becomes maudlin, but it also never generates much emotion other than disappointment and frustration.
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Not wanting to be maudlin, Morrison sometimes comes off as shallow.
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They’re sappy and maudlin, aiming to reduce the audience to a puddle of tears.
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