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hokey vs maudlin

maudlin vs hokey

hokey and maudlin both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hokey No Yes No No
maudlin No Yes No No
As adjectives, hokey and maudlin are synonyms defined as:
  • hokey and maudlin: effusively or insincerely emotional
Other synonyms of hokey include bathetic, drippy, kitschy, mawkish, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy.
hokey (adjective) maudlin (adjective)
artificially formal effusively or insincerely emotional
effusively or insincerely emotional
Difference between hokey and maudlin

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