Mawkish
Mawkish adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
Usage example: a mawkish plea for donations to the charity
Soft-boiled and mawkish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soft-boiled" instead an adjective "Mawkish".
Nearby Word: mawkishly
Soft-boiled
Soft-boiled adjective - (eggs) having the yolk still liquid.
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Synonyms for Soft-boiled
Mawkish and soft-boiled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mawkish" instead an adjective phrase "Soft-boiled".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- cloying and mawkish
- cloying and soft-boiled
- saccharine and mawkish
- saccharine and soft-boiled
- sugary and mawkish
- sugary and soft-boiled
- sentimental and mawkish
- sentimental and soft-boiled
- sloppy and mawkish
- sloppy and soft-boiled
- vapid and mawkish
- vapid and soft-boiled
- maudlin and mawkish
- maudlin and soft-boiled
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