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† ˈmawmish, a. Obs. [f. maum malm a.: cf. malmish, malmy.] Mawkish, disgusting.
1668R. L'Estrange Vis. Quev. (1708) 200 The Flesh was so Cursedly Mawmish and Rotten, that [etc.]. 1692― Fables ccccl. 426 One of the most Nauseous, Mawmish Mortifications under the Sun. 1866J. Shanks Elgin 43 The fear of offending mawmish delicacy. |