mawkingly in a sentence
adv.
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Definition
Mawkishly means in a manner that is excessively sentimental or emotional, often to the point of being insincere or irritating.
Crossword clues for mawkingly
Crossword clue ideas and answer hints for the word "mawkingly".
- Excessively sentimental in an irritating way.
- Displaying overly emotional sentiments.
- Showing false sentimentality.
- Behaving in a cloyingly sweet manner.
- Acting with exaggerated emotional expression.
Mawkingly sentence examples
- She smiled mawkingly, as if she enjoyed every moment of his embarrassment.
- His mawkingly sarcastic comments often left others feeling uncomfortable in the meeting.
- They approached the situation mawkingly, making light of the serious issues at hand.
- The critic wrote a mawkingly scathing review that left the artist feeling disheartened.
- With a mawkingly exaggerated gesture, he pointed out the flaws in her argument.