maudlin vs mawkish

maudlin and mawkish both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maudlin	No	Yes	No	No
mawkish	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, maudlin and mawkish are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of maudlin include bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy.

maudlin (adjective)	mawkish (adjective)
effusively or insincerely emotional	effusively or insincerely emotional