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maudlin

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɔːd.lɪn/Part of speech adjectiveSorted adilmnuStarts with MEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. effusively or insincerely emotional

Word origin

From Middle English Maudelen, a dialectal form of Mary Magdalene (typically depicted weeping), from Old French Madelaine (whence Madeleine), from Late Latin Magdalena (see Magdalena, Magdalene, and Maudlin).

Used in a sentence

  • for alle they worſchipden hir ſouereynly / as worthy was / but ſpecially Mawdelayne / that wolde neuere departe fro hir.
  • Common Maudlin have somewhat long and narrow leaves, snipped about the edges.
  • Why, man, you couldn't stand—you made everybody laugh in the Gardens, though you were crying yourself. You were maudlin, Jos. Don't you remember singing a song?

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