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| maud·lin [ máwdlin ] |
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sentimental: overly or tearfully sentimental, especially because affected by alcohol
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| [Early 16th century. Via French Madeleine "Madeleine" < Greek Mariaē Magdalēnē "Mary Magdalene," because she was commonly represented in medieval art weeping in repentance] |
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 maud·lin·ly adverb |
| maud·lin·ness noun |
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