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Definition of "maudlin"

adjective

sad or tearful, often to an exaggerated or foolish extent

Senses and Usages:

Sense 1: Excessively sentimental or sappy

- Sample Sentence: The movie was so maudlin that it made everyone in the theater cry.

Sense 2: Drunken and emotionally overreacting

- Sample Sentence: After a few drinks, he became maudlin and started crying about his lost love.

Sense 3: Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental

- Sample Sentence: The maudlin politician gave a teary speech about the hardships of his childhood.

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