Mawkish
Tearful
Tearful adjective - Given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears.
Usage example: a tearful woman who can be counted on to cry at every wedding, anniversary, and funeral
Mawkish and tearful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mawkish" instead an adjective "Tearful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- emotional and mawkish
- emotional and tearful
- sentimental and mawkish
- sentimental and tearful
- nostalgic and mawkish
- nostalgic and tearful
- pathetic and mawkish
- pathetic and tearful
- touching and mawkish
- touching and tearful
- maudlin and mawkish
- maudlin and tearful
- tear-jerking and mawkish
- tear-jerking and tearful
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