as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
a maudlin movie about a lovable tramp
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Recent Examples of maudlin
These revelations set the stage for six maudlin seasons of love and loss across multiple timelines.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Though at times the plot can feel a tad tidy, the sight of a few seams doesn’t take away from this funny and poignant, bittersweet and moving — yet never maudlin — debut.
—Isaac Fitzgerald, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
High points like these helped keep Better Man in my good graces even as the second half dips into excessively maudlin territory, as Williams wrestles with the strictures of fame.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
The slow softening of the film’s central, cross-cultural, cross-generational relationship could veer into maudlin territory if not for the gracefully restrained performances of Demuria and Dreyden — the latter in his final screen appearance before his death last year.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Though at times the plot can feel a tad tidy, the sight of a few seams doesn’t take away from this funny and poignant, bittersweet and moving — yet never maudlin — debut.
—Isaac Fitzgerald, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
High points like these helped keep Better Man in my good graces even as the second half dips into excessively maudlin territory, as Williams wrestles with the strictures of fame.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
The slow softening of the film’s central, cross-cultural, cross-generational relationship could veer into maudlin territory if not for the gracefully restrained performances of Demuria and Dreyden — the latter in his final screen appearance before his death last year.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maudlin
Adjective
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On Monday, May 26, the celebrity chef, 65, shared a sentimental throwback picture of her late ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen, and her late mother, Nancy Bertinelli.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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In Amrum, Fatih Akin stages a sentimental conversation between himself and his mentor, the German director Hark Bohm.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Los Alamitos tied the game in the third due to some sloppy defense from the Eagles.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
23 May 2025
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José had sent it as a freebie after Akasha complained about sloppy packaging on previous bark orders and threatened to switch to a new source in Peru.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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The reviews and social conversation were becoming apparent that this had inserted itself into the culture in a really sticky way.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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On my skin, the product feels a bit greasy and sticky, but again, much less so than DEET.—
Kristin Canning,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
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“Maudlin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maudlin. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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