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maudlin Definition


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maudlin
adj
    1. Said especially of a drunk person: foolishly sad or sentimental.
      Thesaurus: mawkish, gushing, emotional, sentimental, sappy, weepy; Antonym: matter-of-fact.
Etymology: 14c: from French Madelaine, from Latin Magdalena, in reference to Mary Magdalene, the penitent woman (in Luke 7.38) who was often portrayed weeping.



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