Mawkish
Mawkish adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
Tearjerker and mawkish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tearjerker" instead an adjective "Mawkish".
Nearby Word: mawkishly
Tearjerker
Tearjerker noun - An excessively sentimental narrative.
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Mawkish and tearjerker are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mawkish" instead an adjective "Tearjerker".
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