adv
Meaning 1
In a mawkish manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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mawkishly
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adverb
Meaning 2
in a mawkish and emotional manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the violinist played that piece mawkishly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drippily
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English mawkish Middle English -ly English -ly English mawkishly From mawkish + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: ckliwie — in a mawkish manner