Maudlin
adjective
Overly sentimental or tearful.
After a few glasses of wine, she starts to get maudlin.
adjective
Showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way.
Her voice has a maudlin quaver that makes every song sound like a tearful lament.
adjective
Overly sentimental or tearful.
After a few glasses of wine, she starts to get maudlin.
adjective
Showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way.
Her voice has a maudlin quaver that makes every song sound like a tearful lament.
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Trigger
Usually used when emotions are seen as excessive or overly dramatic in a given situation.
The movie scene was intended to be touching, but it felt maudlin and exaggerated.
Pro Tip 2/3Situational Use
Often used in contexts where alcohol or memories invoke nostalgic feelings.
He became maudlin every time he heard that old song from his college days.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Carries a slightly disapproving tone, signaling that the sentimentality is excessive.
Her maudlin plea for forgiveness annoyed those who heard it.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Trigger
Usually used when emotions are seen as excessive or overly dramatic in a given situation.
The movie scene was intended to be touching, but it felt maudlin and exaggerated.
Pro Tip 2/3Situational Use
Often used in contexts where alcohol or memories invoke nostalgic feelings.
He became maudlin every time he heard that old song from his college days.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Carries a slightly disapproving tone, signaling that the sentimentality is excessive.
Her maudlin plea for forgiveness annoyed those who heard it.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Trigger
Usually used when emotions are seen as excessive or overly dramatic in a given situation.
The movie scene was intended to be touching, but it felt maudlin and exaggerated.
Pro Tip 2/3Situational Use
Often used in contexts where alcohol or memories invoke nostalgic feelings.
He became maudlin every time he heard that old song from his college days.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Carries a slightly disapproving tone, signaling that the sentimentality is excessive.
Her maudlin plea for forgiveness annoyed those who heard it.
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Quote examples
Alexi Zentner
Canadian Writer
I get very tired of books that feel emotionally empty. I would much rather have writers err on the side of being overly sentimental than not. I think that the perfect balance is a story that moves you without being maudlin, but I don't enjoy books that are empty of emotion and there's no connection to the characters.
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Jason Bateman
American Actor
That straight man character is a short trip between comedy and drama in a project, so I can play the comedic beat on the same page as a dramatic beat. It gives me a lot of freedom as an actor to play scenes in multiple ways because I don't play the clown, nor do I play someone who is particularly maudlin.
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Gavin Newsom
American Politician
You only get one chance in this thing called life. I know that is a bit maudlin and obscure, but it's a fact, and you can make a profound difference in people's lives without having a title in front of your name.
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Neal Brennan
American Comedian
Sentimental is not bad, but it's probably the most likely to go awry. It's the hardest to do and not have it end up being 'Forrest Gump' or something. Maudlin - I just don't want it to be maudlin.
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Martin Van Creveld
Israeli Historian
I want to put any number of assorted 'ists' - such as relativists, deconstructionists, destructivists, postmodernists, the more maudlin kind of pacifists and feminists - firmly in their place.
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Jane Haddam
American Writer
You've either got to find a way to make your continuing characters insteresting without making them maudlin or overwrought, or you've got to put more emphasis on the suspects.
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Bill Paxton
American Actor
My father always read obituaries to me out loud, not because he was maudlin or morbid, but because they were mini biographies.
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Teddy Thompson
British Musician
I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense.
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Sam Taylor-Johnson
English Director
I love karaoke. I love maudlin country ballads. In another life, I'd be Loretta Lynn.
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Michael Finkel
American Journalist
Not to get too maudlin, but I think all mistakes are tests for one's mettle.
Quote examples
Alexi Zentner
Canadian Writer
I get very tired of books that feel emotionally empty. I would much rather have writers err on the side of being overly sentimental than not. I think that the perfect balance is a story that moves you without being maudlin, but I don't enjoy books that are empty of emotion and there's no connection to the characters.
Quote examples
Jason Bateman
American Actor
That straight man character is a short trip between comedy and drama in a project, so I can play the comedic beat on the same page as a dramatic beat. It gives me a lot of freedom as an actor to play scenes in multiple ways because I don't play the clown, nor do I play someone who is particularly maudlin.
Quote examples
Gavin Newsom
American Politician
You only get one chance in this thing called life. I know that is a bit maudlin and obscure, but it's a fact, and you can make a profound difference in people's lives without having a title in front of your name.
Quote examples
Neal Brennan
American Comedian
Sentimental is not bad, but it's probably the most likely to go awry. It's the hardest to do and not have it end up being 'Forrest Gump' or something. Maudlin - I just don't want it to be maudlin.
Quote examples
Martin Van Creveld
Israeli Historian
I want to put any number of assorted 'ists' - such as relativists, deconstructionists, destructivists, postmodernists, the more maudlin kind of pacifists and feminists - firmly in their place.
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Jane Haddam
American Writer
You've either got to find a way to make your continuing characters insteresting without making them maudlin or overwrought, or you've got to put more emphasis on the suspects.
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Bill Paxton
American Actor
My father always read obituaries to me out loud, not because he was maudlin or morbid, but because they were mini biographies.
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Teddy Thompson
British Musician
I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense.
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Sam Taylor-Johnson
English Director
I love karaoke. I love maudlin country ballads. In another life, I'd be Loretta Lynn.
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Michael Finkel
American Journalist
Not to get too maudlin, but I think all mistakes are tests for one's mettle.
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