单词	mawkish
释义	mawkishmawk‧ish /ˈmɔːkɪʃ $ ˈmɒː-/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINmawkish Origin: 1600-1700 mawk ‘maggot’ (15-19 centuries), from Old Norse mathkr Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The movie is set to a mawkish score. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A mawkish exercise, but one that everyone enjoys - to step about this cluttered suburb like a daytime ghost. Despite a few mawkish moments, much of the exhumed material sounds top-drawer. He can combine tenderness and humour without becoming mawkish. Matthew came by her, and held open the door to the small room with a mawkish bow. Oh, really, she told herself crossly, you're becoming mawkish! Then, perhaps feeling that his gesture was mawkish, he looked embarrassed, took the flowers out and backed away. showing too much emotion in a way that is embarrassing SYN  sentimental:  a mawkish love story—mawkishly adverb—mawkishness noun [uncountable]
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