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Showing words for MAWKISH using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Mawkish

mawkish

6 Letter Words for Mawkish

hakims, kashim, kiswah

5 Letter Words for Mawkish

amish, aswim, haiks, hakim, hawks, hawms, kaims, kamis, kashi, kiswa, maiks, mashi, mawks, shawm, smaik, swami, whams, whims, whisk, wisha

4 Letter Words for Mawkish

aims, amis, haik, hami, hams, hask, hawk, hawm, haws, hims, kaim, kais, kami, kasm, kaws, khis, kish, kwai, maik, maki, maks, mash, mask, mawk, maws, mias, saim, samh, sami, sham, shaw, shia, shim, siak, siam, sika, sikh, sima, skaw, skim, swam, swim, waik, wash, wasm, wham, whim, wish

3 Letter Words for Mawkish

ahi, ahs, aik, aim, ais, ami, ash, ask, awk, awm, aws, hak, ham, has, haw, hia, him, his, ihs, ish, ism, iwa, kai, kam, kas, kaw, kha, khi, kim, ksi, kwa, mak, mas, maw, mia, mis, mks, msh, sah, sai, sam, saw, sha, shi, sim, ska, ski, sma, swa, wah, was, wha, whs, wim, wis, wmk

Definitions for Mawkish

[1] characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
[2] having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating.
[3] falsely sentimental, esp in a weak or maudlin way
[4] nauseating or insipid in flavour, smell, etc

Words related to Mawkish

mushy, gooey, sloppy, cloying, sappy, maudlin, teary, feeble, nauseating, romantic, sickening, bathetic, gushy, schmaltzy, gushing, lovey-dovey

Words nearby Mawkish

mavourneen, mavun, maw, mawger, mawkin, mawkish, mawlamyine, mawlid, mawson, max, max müller

Origin of Mawkish

1660–70; obsolete mawk maggot (late Middle English < Old Norse mathkr maggot) + -ish1. See maggot

Other words from Mawkish

mawk·ish·ly , adverb
mawk·ish·ness , noun

Word origin for Mawkish

C17: from obsolete mawk maggot + -ish

Synonyms for Mawkish

cloying, gooey, maudlin, mushy, sappy, sloppy, teary, bathetic, feeble, gushing, gushy, lovey-dovey, nauseating, romantic, schmaltzy, sickening, tear-jerking