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maud·lin [ˈmɔ:dlɪn, Am ˈmɑ:d-] ADJ

maudlin

[weinerlich] sentimental

maudlin

he drank until he was quite maudlin

er trank, bis er vor Selbstmitleid zerfloss

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he drank until he was quite maudlin

er trank, bis er vor Selbstmitleid zerfloss

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It has a brand of caustic wit that somehow surmounts situations that are a blend of soap opera maudlin and ribald coarseness. en.wikipedia.org

It does not appear that any good came of the application, which the admiralty probably considered a bit of maudlin and absurd sentimentality. en.wikipedia.org

And with that piece it was a willingness to be totally sincere and borderline maudlin but hopefully not. en.wikipedia.org

They are unromanticized and low-key performances that only rarely spill over into the maudlin and righteous. en.wikipedia.org

The play could have been sentimental, even maudlin. en.wikipedia.org

Over time, the first act came to include maudlin numbers not always in dialect. en.wikipedia.org

A twist near the end sends this contrived movie into a maudlin stratosphere from which it doesn't recover. en.wikipedia.org

But to be gallant towards an artist is precisely the highest degree of insolence, a maudlin impertinence and a disgusting kind of intrusiveness. en.wikipedia.org

In fact, the maudlin nature of the script makes you groan. en.wikipedia.org

First, it makes many the songs maudlin and melodramatic, occasionally unbearable. en.wikipedia.org

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