mawkish vs maudlin

mawkish and maudlin both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, mawkish and maudlin are synonyms defined as:

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

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