Mawkish and Pathetic

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Mawkish adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.

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Pathetic and mawkish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pathetic" instead an adjective "Mawkish".

Nearby Word: mawkishly

Pathetic adjective - Deserving of one's pity.

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Mawkish and pathetic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mawkish" instead an adjective "Pathetic".

Nearby Words: pathos, pathetically, pathetics

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