maudlinly
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maudlinly — See maudlin. * * * … Universalium
maudlinly — mÉ”Ëdlɪn adv. emotionally, sentimentally; in tearful manner … English contemporary dictionary
maudlinly — maud·lin·ly … English syllables
maudlinly — adverb : in a maudlin manner … Useful english dictionary
maudlinness — See maudlinly. * * * … Universalium
maudlin — maudlinism, n. maudlinly, adv. maudlinness, n. /mawd lin/, adj. 1. tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog. 2. foolishly or mawkishly sentimental because of drunkenness. [1500 10;… … Universalium
verbosely — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. bombastically, wordily, lengthily, oratorically, talkatively, expansively, redundantly, pleonastically, tirelessly, tiresomely, grandiloquently, longwindedly, episodically, maudlinly, clumsily, crudely, extravagantly, in… … English dictionary for students
maudlin — /ˈmɔdlən / (say mawdluhn) adjective 1. tearfully or weakly emotional or sentimental. 2. tearfully or emotionally silly from drink. {from Maudlin, familiar variant of Magdalen (Mary Magdalene), often represented in art as weeping} –maudlinly,… …
