Mawkish
Mawkish adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
Self-pitying and mawkish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-pitying" instead an adjective "Mawkish".
Nearby Word: mawkishly
Self-pitying
Mawkish and self-pitying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mawkish" instead an adjective phrase "Self-pitying".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- saccharine and mawkish
- saccharine and self-pitying
- syrupy and mawkish
- syrupy and self-pitying
- sentimental and mawkish
- sentimental and self-pitying
- romantic and mawkish
- romantic and self-pitying
- gushing and mawkish
- gushing and self-pitying
- maudlin and mawkish
- maudlin and self-pitying
- tear-jerking and mawkish
- tear-jerking and self-pitying
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