maud·lin

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• maud´lin|ly — maud|lin «MD luhn», adjective. 1. sentimental in a weak, silly way: »We saw a maudlin movie about a boy who lost his dog. Sympathy for criminals is often maudlin. SYNONYM(S): mawkish. 2. tearfully silly because of drunkenness or excitement: »It… …   Useful english dictionary

• maud|lin — «MD luhn», adjective. 1. sentimental in a weak, silly way: »We saw a maudlin movie about a boy who lost his dog. Sympathy for criminals is often maudlin. SYNONYM(S): mawkish. 2. tearfully silly because of drunkenness or excitement: »It is but… …   Useful english dictionary

• maud´lin|ness — maud|lin «MD luhn», adjective. 1. sentimental in a weak, silly way: »We saw a maudlin movie about a boy who lost his dog. Sympathy for criminals is often maudlin. SYNONYM(S): mawkish. 2. tearfully silly because of drunkenness or excitement: »It… …   Useful english dictionary

• maud — maud; maud·lin; maud·lin·ism; maud·lin·ly; …   English syllables

• lin — ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; ac glob·u·lin; Adren·a·lin; al·ka·lin·i·ty; al·ka·lin·i·za·tion; al·ka·lin·ize; al·lin·eate; al·lin·eation; amy·e·lin·ic; amyg·da·lin; anas·pa·lin; ani·lin·gus; an·i·lin·ism; an·thra·lin; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase;… …   English syllables

• Maud Franklin — Arrangement in White and Black, James McNeill Whistler, 1876. Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Maud Franklin (9 January 1857 – ca. 1941) was an English artist and the mistress of and model for artist James McNeill Whistler …   Wikipedia

• maudlin — maud·lin …   English syllables

• maudlinly — maud·lin·ly …   English syllables

• maudlin — maud•lin [[t]ˈmɔd lɪn[/t]] adj. 1) embarrassingly sentimental 2) mawkishly foolish from drink • Etymology: 1500–10; from attributive use of Maudlin, « LL Magdalēnē < Gk Magdalēnḗ Mary Magdalene, portrayed as a weeping penitent maud′lin•ism, n …   From formal English to slang

• maudlin — maud|lin [ˈmo:dlın US ˈmo: ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Maudlin Mary Magdalen (14 16 centuries), from Old French Madeleine, from Latin Magdalena; because she was shown in pictures as crying] 1.) talking or behaving in a sad, silly, and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English