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mawkish vs hokey

hokey vs mawkish

mawkish and hokey both are adjectives.

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

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