mawkish
- IPA[ˈmôkiSH]
美式
- sentimental in a feeble or sickly way;having a faint sickly flavor
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. sentimental in a feeble or sickly way a mawkish poem their interaction is really well handled and never mawkish
- 2. archaic, dialect having a faint sickly flavor the mawkish smell of warm beer
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈmɔːkɪʃ]
英式
- sentimental in an exaggerated or false way: a mawkish ode to parenthood their interaction is really well handled and never mawkish
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